How do you write four times the difference of a number and 7 is 32

Answer 1

4(x-7)=32

then

x-7=8

x=15

Answer 2

How do you write four times the difference of a number and 7 is 32?

Read it left to right.

Key words are TIMES (multiply), DIFFERENCE (subtract), IS (equal), A NUMBER (x)

4 * (x - 7) = 32

DIFFERENCE is the only one that can be tricky.