If 11 times a number is added to twice the number, the result is 104
Let the number be an arbitrary variable we call x.
11 times a number:
11x
Twice the number (means we multiply x by 2):
2x
The phrase is added to means we add 2x to 11x:
11x + 2x
Simplify by grouping like terms:
(11 + 2)x = 13x
The phrase the result is means an equation, so we set 13x equal to 104:
13x = 104 <-- This is our algebraic expression
To solve this equation for x, we type it in our search engine and we get:
x = 8
Let the number be an arbitrary variable we call x.
11 times a number:
11x
Twice the number (means we multiply x by 2):
2x
The phrase is added to means we add 2x to 11x:
11x + 2x
Simplify by grouping like terms:
(11 + 2)x = 13x
The phrase the result is means an equation, so we set 13x equal to 104:
13x = 104 <-- This is our algebraic expression
To solve this equation for x, we type it in our search engine and we get:
x = 8