Question

The number of women in a Statistics class is 8 more than twice the number of men. Let m represent the number of men. Write an expression for the number of women.

Short answer

The expression for the number of women is$8+2m$.

Step-by-step solution

Step 1. Given Information

The given phrase is "The number of women in a Statistics class is 8 more than twice the number of men" and m represent the number of men.

Step 2. Identify the operation for the phrase.

The word "more than" denoted "the operation of addition."

Step 3. Write the algebraic expression for the given phrase.

• The expression for the phrase "twice the number of men" will be 2m.
• The desired value can be calculated by determining the algebraic expression for the phrase "8 added to 2m.

$8+2m$

Step 4. Conclusion 

The required expression for the number of women in a Statistics class is$8+2m$.