Math 8th grade common core help

Question

The product of a number and 4 increased by 16 -2

Answer 1

Translate the sentence, one piece at a time:

{ product of means multiply}{increased by means add}{a number means we don't know the number, so we have to use X}

The product of a number and 4 increased by 16-2.

X

times {we need two things to multiply together}

Times X and 4

4*X + (16-2)

4x + (16-2)