Question

Which of the following best describes the algebraic expression 15x + 8? A. the sum of fifteen times a number and eight B. the product of fifteen plus a number and eight C. fifteen times the sum of a number and eight D. fifteen times the quantity of a number plus 8

Answer 1

The answer is (A) Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Answer: A.
`\text{the sum of fifteen times a number and eight }`

Explanation:

The given algebraic expression :
`15x + 8`

We can see that the constant term here is
`8`.

The variable term is
`15x`.

The operation used here = Addition

To convert any algebraic expression into a statement we represent the variable i.e. x by word "number".

Then the variable term is represented as : Fifteen times a number

Therefore, the best describes the given algebraic expression will be :-

"
`\text{the sum of fifteen times a number and eight }`"