Question

5 plus a number p equals what?

Answer 1

Answer:

Think so that

5p is the answer

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Answer 2

Hi there,

When figuring out how to right an algebraic equation, you should try and match the words with a mathematical operation (addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication). For this word problem, we have a few. "sum" suggests addition, "times" suggests multiplication, and "is" suggests equals.

The word problem says "5 times a number p" --> 5p
The word problem also says "sum of 5 times a number p and 6" --> sum of 5p and 6 --> 5p+6
The word problem altogether says "sum of 5 times a number p and 6 is 31 --> 5p+6 is 31 --> 5p+6=31

Now, we can solve for "p".
5p+6=31
5p=31-6
5p=25
p=25/5
p=5

Hope this helps! Let me know if you don't understand anything I wrote.