A student claims that the expression “9 times the sum of a number and 13” is translated to the algebraic expression 9n + 13. Is

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BARSIC [14]

3 years ago

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A student claims that the expression “9 times the sum of a number and 13” is translated to the algebraic expression 9n + 13. Is

the student correct? If not, what is the correct expression?

Mathematics

2 answers:

beks73 [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-31T01:30:58+03:00

beks73 [17]3 years ago

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Answer:

The student is not correct. He should use parentheses like this 9(n+13). Without the parentheses, it means nine times n plus 13, but should be the sum of n plus 13 multiplied by 9.

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labwork [276] · Answer 2 · 2022-08-30T23:08:27+03:00

labwork [276]3 years ago

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The student is not correct. He should use parentheses like this 9(n<span>+13). Without the parentheses, it means nine times n plus 13, but should be the sum of n plus 13 multiplied by 9.</span>