Translating a sentence into a multi step equation

Question

Six more than the product of a number and five equals eight, use variable b for the unknown number

Answer 1

Let's break this sentence down into simpler parts:

"Six more than". Don't get confused by the words "more than". We aren't talking about an inequality. We just need to add 6 more to a number we haven't determined yet. We will show "six more than" in the equation like this: 6+ or +6.

"the product of". Anytime you see the word "product", that means you will be multiplying. In this case, we are multiplying "a number and five". If we are using the variable b to represent our number, then b multiplied by five would look like 'b x 5'. Or simply 5b.

"equals eight". That would look like '= 8'.

So, pull it all together and what do you have? Depending on whether you prefer 6+ or +6 from the first step, it would look like 6+5b=8 or 5b+6=8.