Three more than the product of five and a number

Question

Write an algebraic expression for this verbal expression.

Answer 1

Three more than means we add 3

The product of 5 and a number means some number multiplied by 5... call it 5x

 

Three more than 5x is  5x+3

Answer 2

OK, Samantha, let's do another.  What does product mean? Multiplying!

 

So, we have 5 times x, but we simply write that as 5x.  Three more than that means adding three, which gives us 5x + 3.

 

Hope this helps!