Question

The product of 4 and a number is 18 more than twice the number.

What is the number?

Answer 1

"The product of 4 and a number" translates to what algebraic expression?

Answer 2

4*n?
@jim_thompson5910

Answer 3

correct, you multiply

Answer 4

"18 more than twice the number" translates into what expression?

Answer 5

18+2x?

Answer 6

it's a good idea to use the same variable

Answer 7

but you have the right idea

Answer 8

oh.
18+2n

Answer 9

the entire sentence "The product of 4 and a number is 18 more than twice the number."

translates to 4n = 18 + 2n

Answer 10

to find the unknown number, you need to solve 4n = 18 + 2n for n

Answer 11

how im getting confused?