Bear in mind that words like "are" or "is" is replaced by an equal "=" sign in the equation.
more than or increased by denotes addition
twice the number denotes two times the number
times, simply means multiply.
Let x be the unknown number in the equations.
12 birds are 3 more than twice the number of birds Rhonda saw yesterday.
12 = 2x + 3
Negative 6 times the sum of a number and 4 is 2
-6(x+4) = 2
Four time a number increased by 3 is -89
4x + 3 = -89
Hope this helps!
