Question

Translate the sentence into an equation.Eight times the sum of a number and 4 is 3.

Answer 1

'The sum of a number and 4': let's call the number 'x'. This part is translated as:

$x+4$

'Eight times the sum of a number and 4'. This is 8 times the previous expression:

$8\cdot(x+4)$

'Eight times the sum of a number and 4 is 3'. Now it's said that this expression equals 3:

$8\cdot(x+4)=3$