Question

Which of the following best describes the algebraic expression 15x + 8? A. the sum of fifteen times a number and eight B. the product of fifteen plus a number and eight C. fifteen times the sum of a number and eight D. fifteen times the quantity of a number plus 8

Answer 1

The answer is (A) Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Answer: A. $\text{the sum of fifteen times a number and eight }$

Step-by-step explanation:

The given algebraic expression : $15x + 8$

We can see that the constant term here is $8$.

The variable term is $15x$.

The operation used here = Addition

To convert any algebraic expression into a statement we represent the variable i.e. x by word "number".

Then the variable term is represented as : Fifteen times a number

Therefore, the best describes the given algebraic expression will be :-

"$\text{the sum of fifteen times a number and eight }$"