Respuesta :

You have the following stament:

The product of 8 and a number increased by 17​

In order to write the previous statment in an algebraic way, you take into account that "the product of 8 and a number" means the multiplication of 8 and a variable, which is "increased" by 17. That is, number 8 is multiplying the sum of a variable and 17.

Thus, you have:

The product of 8 and a number increased by 17​:

8(x + 17)