Ten times the sum of twice a number and six

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The phrase a number means an arbitrary variable. We can pick any letter a-z except for i and e.

Let's choose x.

Twice a number means we multiply x by 2:
2x

The sum of twice a number and 6:
2x + 6

Ten times the sum of twice a number and six
10(2x + 6)