How do you define a variable and write an expression for each phrase: twelve times the product of two and a number?

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Answer 1 · 2016-05-03T13:26:26

$12(2xx x)$

Simplifies to $24x$

Breaking the question down into its component parts

Define a variable: $->" Let "x" be a variable"$

Twelve times the: $->12xx?$
product of: $->12xx(?xx?)$

two: $->12xx(2xx?)$

and a number: $->12xx(2xx x)$

giving: $12(2xx x)$

In fact this simplifies to $24x$