Question

HELP

Translate the word phrase into a math expression.

three times the sum of a number and four.

A.
3n + 4

B.
3(n + 4)

C.
3 + 4n

D.
3 + (n + 4)

Answer 1

'Sum' refers to what you get when you add numbers, so try adding them:
n+4
now this whole thing is '3 times' so it's multiplied

Answer 2

So 3(n+4) is correct