Question

Given the expression ‘6 more than twice a number’, what is the value of the expression if the number is equal to 5?

Answer 1

Expression:
`2x + 6`

Value of the expression when
`x = 5`:
`16`

Explanation:

Let's first focus on the expression: '6 more than twice a number'. Twice a number is the same as saying two times a number. Let's have that number be represented by
`x`. Twice a number would mean
`2x`, and 6 more than that would just be
`2x + 6`.

We'll then plug in 5 for
`x` to get the value of the expressinn:

`2(5) + 6 = 10 + 6 = 16`