Equations and sentences

Question

The product of three and the sum of a number and two is zero

Answer 1

Let n be "a number"

Then, the sum of a number and two is n + 2

The product of three and the above would be 3(n + 2)

The "is" translates to "="

So the equation that describes this sentence is 3(n + 2) = 0

To solve, we can distribute the 3 to get:

3n + 6 = 0 then subtract 6 from both sides to get:

3n = -6 then divide both sides by 3 to get:

n = -2

So the number is -2