The sum of 4 times a number and 8 is equal to 2

Question

Translate the sentence into an equation. Use the variable w for the unknown number

Answer 1

Since w represents the number, 4 times it would be 4w. Summing that with 8 makes 4w+8 and finally it's stated that equals 2 so the entire equation is 4w+8=2. If you wanted to then figure out what w is, you could divide both sides of the equation to get w+2=0.5, then subtract 2 from both sides to arrive at w=-1.5