Answer:
5(w + 7) = 4
Step-by-step explanation:
Do one part of the sentence at a time until you write the entire sentence as an equation.
"Five times the sum of a number and 7 is 4."
The problem tells us to use w for the number, so we write w below.
w
"Five times the sum of a number and 7 is 4."
Now we move on to the part dealing with the sum of the number and 7. A sum is an addition, so we add 7 to the number w.
w + 7
"Five times the sum of a number and 7 is 4."
Now we take care of the part dealing with product of 5 and the sum.
5(w + 7)
"Five times the sum of a number and 7 is 4."
The last part is dealing with the part "is 4". The word "is" very often means "equals", so the entire expression we wrote is equal to 4.
5(w + 7) = 4
Answer: 5(w + 7) = 4
