Question

Six times the sum of a number and twelve is forty.



Which equation represents this?

6N + 12 = 40
6N + 12N = 40
6(N + 12) = 40

Answer 1

Answer:

6(N+12) = 40

Step-by-step explanation:

6 is multiplying 2 things and that's only possible if there are parenthesis.

6(N+12)

is forty is the answer to the whole equation.