Thursday, September 26, 2013

Journal #1, Explain what the difference is when translating the following two expressions: 1. Two times a number plus six and 2. Two times the quantity of a number plus six. Evaluate both expressions when x = 5

The difference is the wording. Two times a number means to times that number by two. The other is multiplying the sum of six and that number. The answer is also different for each problem.)

1)2x+6
   2(5)+6
   10+6
      16
2)2(x+6)
   2(5+6)
   2(11)
   22

  

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