Question

Enter the following phrase as an algebraic expression. Let x represent the unknown number. Two times a number, increased by 2 The algebraic expression is

Answer 1

The expression given is:

Two times a number, increased by 2

We can go step-by-step to write this expression as an algebraic expression.

[Let the unknown number be "x"]

First part is:

Two times a number

This means twice a number, or, twice the number "x", thus we can write:

$2x$

Then we have:

Increase by 2

This means we add 2 to the expression we got earlier. We had "2x", now we add 2 to it, so it becomes:

$2x+2$

Hence, the final algebraic expression will be:

$2x+2$