Question

change the following statement into an algebraic expression:
16 larger than the product of a and b.

Answer 1

Write out an algebraic expression for "the product of a and b."

Answer 2

\[ab\]
Is this right?

Answer 3

Yes, that's great. Now that you have an expression for "the product of a and b," please use your result in finding an expression for "16 larger than the product of a and b."

Answer 4

16 + ab ?

Answer 5

Great. That's it. You've got it! Strictly speaking, ab+16 would be slightly better, but you're 100% correct.

Answer 6

thank you!