Eleven more than 5 times a number is 31

Answer 1

First you need to translate the expression.

11 denotes 11. More than means addition and five times means multiplication.

That gives you 11+5x=31.

Subtract 11 from both sides of the = sign to get the variable alone.

5x=20

divide both sides by 5

x=4

Answer 2

Let x represent the number we are referring to. "More than" means addition, and "times a number" means multiplication. So "5 times a number" is written as "5x". So we have 11 + 5x = 31. Solving this we can subtract 11 from both sides to get 5x=20. Dividing each side by 5 gives x=4.