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Translate into algebra: Seventeen more than y.

A17 - y
By - 17
Cy + 17
D17 * y
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. y + 17
1. The key words more than signal addition, not subtraction. 2. More than means added to, so seventeen more than y means seventeen added to y. 3. Writing that as algebra gives y plus 17. _Source: OpenStax Elementary Algebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 1 "Foundations", section 1.2 Use the Language of Algebra_
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