Question Represent the following sentence as an algebraic expression, where "a number" is the letter x . \[ \text { A number is increased by } 2 \text {. } \] Answer Attempt 1 out of 2

To represent the sentence "A number is increased by 2," we replace "a number" with the variable \( x \). Therefore, the algebraic expression becomes \( x + 2 \). You can think of this expression like a magic box where you don't know what's inside; but whatever's inside (the unknown number) gets a little boost of 2 when you open it up!