Question

How do you translate to an algebraic expression sum of c and q?

Answer 1

Hint: In the above question, we have been given a statement which involves the sum of two numbers. The two numbers are mentioned in the given statement as c and q. The meaning of the term “sum” in mathematics is to add. And the symbol for the addition operation is the plus symbol, represented by the symbol “$+$”. Since the sum of the numbers c and q is there, we have to use the “$+$” symbol between the numbers c and q to finally write the algebraic expression for the statement given in the above question.

Complete step by step answer:
According to the above question, we have been given a statement which is written as “sum of c and q”. For the given statement, we need to write an algebraic expression. We know that an algebraic expression is a mathematical expression in which there are variables and constants, which are connected to each other using the algebraic operations. Now, the numbers according to the given statement are c and q. And the algebraic operation connecting these two is the addition operation, as indicated by the term “sum” in the given statement which means to add. Therefore, from these points we can write the algebraic expression as
$\Rightarrow c+q$
Hence, we have written the algebraic expression for the given statement.

Note: Do not try to obtain an equation corresponding to the statement given in the question. The given statement does not equalize the sum of c and q to any number. We must understand that an algebraic expression is not necessarily an equation. An equation is just a type of algebraic expressions.