62 is four times the sum of a number and 3

Question

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Answer 1

How to translate the English into math: 62 is means 62= 4 times refers to multiplication   Sum refers to the answer when you add and a number refers to a variable, therefore  the sum of a number and 3 means x+3the way the question is worded tells you that you need to know the sum before you multiply by 4. Using PEMDAS the only way that you can add before multiplying is if the addition is within parenthesis.

so

62=4(x+3)