Question

Write the following equation in statement form: -
3p + 4 = 25

Answer 1

Hint: To write the given equation in statement form first of all we need to check the degree of the polynomial. To do this, see the exponent of the variable p. Now, for the plus (+) sign use the word ‘sum’ and for the coefficient of variable write 3 multiplied with p. For the equal sign use the word ‘is equal to’ and write the equation in word problem form to get the answer.

Complete step by step answer:
Here we have been provided with the equation 3p + 4 = 25 and we are asked to write it in the statement form. That means we have to write it in words. Let us check the properties of the given equation.
Now, in the given equation we have the variable p and clearly we can see that the exponent of the variable is 1, so it is a linear equation in one variable. 3 is multiplied with the variable and its sum is taken with 4 whose result is 25, so we can write the given equation in the statement form as: -
$\Rightarrow $ The sum of three times the unknown variable p and 4 is equal to 25.
Hence, the above statement is our answer.

Note: Note that you must not simplify the given equation and solve for the value of p because we haven’t been asked to solve the equation but we need to write the statement. If you will solve the equation then you will get the value of p equal to 7 but then we will not be able to write the statement. Remember the words ‘difference’ for subtraction, ‘product’ for multiplication and ‘quotient’ for division.