Well I believe the answer is A. instead of B,C, or D,
This is because you would not need to multiply right away. The problem addresses that John buys 5 more which means to add and if you needed to multiply right away it would have said twice as much or greater to for an increasive value.
<span>Answer: 4*x+3=5+x Explanation: four times a number means 4*x plus three means 4*x+3 is the same as which means = five plus the number which is 5+x </span>
