if i was asked to think of number and multiply it by 2 i could write this algebraically as 2x write the following algebraically using x as your unknown
i think of a number multiply it by 3 and add 1 to the result
Since taking a number and multiplying it by 2 is the same as [tex]2x[/tex], then taking a number, multiplying by 3, and adding 1 to the result would be [tex]3x+1[/tex].
