Question

Which equation represents the word sentence? the product of 5 and a number increased by 8 is 28

Answer 1

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The equation that would represent this word sentence is: 5n + 8 = 28

5n simply means 'the product of 5 and a number' or '5 multiplied by a number.' The rest is quite straightforward. To increase is to add, which is why we added 8.