TRANSLATE:
The sum of a number and two is six.
ANSWER:
To translate the given statement into mathematical equation, all we need to do is to identify the operation used.
- The key word is sum, it refers to the result when you add two or more quantities. Thus, the operation used is addition.
Let's say that the number is x.
[tex] \large\tt x + 2 = 6[/tex]
To solve this equation, we have:
[tex] \large\tt x + 2 = 6[/tex]
[tex] \large\tt x + 2 - 2 = 6 - 2[/tex]
[tex] \large\tt x = 6 - 2[/tex]
[tex] \large\tt x = 4[/tex]
Thus, the equation is x + 2 = 6, wherein x is equal to 4.
