Two times the sum of a number and 8 is 4
Let x be that number.
We can re-write the above statement as
Two times the sum of x and 8 is equal to 4
Now we can easily convert this statement to an algebraic equation
[tex]2\times(x+8)=4[/tex]The above equation is read as "2 times the sum of x and 8 is equal to 4"
