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Ranée at Arabian Knits > wrote:

> "Cheryl" > wrote:


>> 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.


> The only thing I'd change is putting the 4 in front. We always wrote
>out operations that way.


It's right either way, but putting the four first makes it
more resemble the English sentence.


Steve