Question

represent the following sentence as an algebraic expression, where \a number\ is the letter x.
three times a number.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the number

The number is represented by \( x \).

Step2: Translate "three times"

"Three times" means multiplying by 3. So we multiply \( x \) by 3, which is written as \( 3x \).

Answer:

\( 3x \)