On 09/15/2010 08:48 PM, Cheryl wrote:
> I'm too old for this. I can get through all of my homework except word
> problems. How would you interpret this? I can a couple of different ways.
>
> Ignore if you don't like cheating. Need to put it into an algebraic
> expression.
>
> Four times the sum of 10 and x is equal to 16; I settled on (10 + x)4
> =16 but it doesn't look right to me.

You're exactly right, though I would write it 4(10+x)=16

>
>
> (putting on the flame-proof panties)

Nah. You're double-checking. Not the same as cheating, says I.

Serene

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