The question says 4 times the sum of a number and 3 is equals to 6 . This word expression can be represented mathematically as follows
Let
the number = x
sum of the number and 3 = x + 3
Then 4 times the sum of the number and 3 is:
[tex]\begin{gathered} 4(x+3)=6 \\ 4x+12=6 \\ \end{gathered}[/tex]