Given statement:
The product of 9 and the sum of a number and 4
We write each phrase using mathematical symbols and then combine:
The sum of a number and 4:
Let the number be x
[tex]=x\text{ + 4}[/tex]The product of 9 and the sum of a number and 4:
[tex]=\text{ 9 }\times\text{ \lparen x + 4\rparen}[/tex]Answer: 9(x + 4)
