The sum of ten and five times a number is 140. What is the number?

A) Translate the statement above into an equation that you can solve to answer this question. The structure of your equation should match the layout of the statement exactly. Use $\displaystyle {x}$ as your variable.

The equation is Preview Question 6 Part 1 of 2  

B) Solve your equation in part (A) for $\displaystyle {x}.$

Answer: $\displaystyle {x}=$