5 times a number increased by 8

Answer 1

There are no words or commas which would tell us to add first, so we would write the expression as-

5n + 8

Answer 2

In algebraic form 5 times a number increased by 8 is

5(n + 8)

First the number is increased by 8 (adding 8)

Then you multiply the result by 5

This is almost an English problem

because it say increased (past tense) the number must have been increased before it is multiplied.