The product of five and the sum of a number(x) and three is twelve <which one?>

Question

These are all the answers to chose from:

a.5+3x=12 c.5x+3=12

b. 5(x+3)=12. d.5x+3=x

Answer 1

Hi, Ari.

Ok, so the product is the answer to a multiplication problem.

The product of 5 and the sum of a number(X) and 3 is

5(X + 3) = 12

5X + 15 = 12

5X = 12 - 15

5X = -3

X = -3/5

So the answer is b