You have an English language sentence that we need to translate into Mathematics language.
English) (the product of a number and 9), (increased by 4), (is 58) Math) (Number x 4), (+ 7), (= -36) I put in the () to show you what parts go togetherCall the Number N, we can use anything (x,s, ...) but N makes sense (N x 4) + 7 = -36 Can you do the rest? subtract 7 from both sides, divide both sides my 4, there is the answer
English) (the product of a number and 9), (increased by 4), (is 58) Math) (Number x 4), (+ 7), (= -36) I put in the () to show you what parts go togetherCall the Number N, we can use anything (x,s, ...) but N makes sense (N x 4) + 7 = -36 Can you do the rest? subtract 7 from both sides, divide both sides my 4, there is the answer