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Represent the following statement by an equation: 17 times the sum of a number n and 31 is 357

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"The sum of the number 'n' and 31" . . . . . (n + 31)

"17 times the sum" . . . . . 17(n + 31)

The equation . . . . . 17(n + 31) = 357
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