Answer
$x+16$
Work Step by Step
We need to find "the sum of a number and sixteen".
Step 1:
Name the unknown number: $x$.
Step 2:
Add $16$ to that unknown number.
So your answer is simply:
$x+16$
Elementary Technical Mathematics
by Nelson, Robert; Eren, Dale;
Published by
Brooks Cole
ISBN 10:
1285199197
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-919-1
Chapter 6 - Section 6.5 - Translating Words into Algebraic Symbols - Exercises - Page 248: 5
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