Max is thinking of an number which he calls $n$ . He adds $8$ and then doubles the sum. Write an expression to represent Max's number.

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Determine the expression from the given condition.
Max is thinking about the number $n$ .
He adds $8$ , that the number is $(n + 8)$ .
After that, he doubles the sum $(n + 8)$ .
Thus, after double the sum is $2 (n + 8)$ .
Hence, the obtained expression is $2 (n + 8)$ .

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Max is thinking of an number which he calls n. He adds 8 and then doubles the sum. Write an expression to represent Max's number.

Determine the expression from the given condition.Max is thinking about the number n.He adds 8, that the number is n+8.After that, he doubles the sum n+8.Thus, after double the sum is 2n+8.Hence, the obtained expression is 2n+8.

Max is thinking of an number which he calls $n$ . He adds $8$ and then doubles the sum. Write an expression to represent Max's number.

Determine the expression from the given condition.
Max is thinking about the number $n$ .
He adds $8$ , that the number is $(n + 8)$ .
After that, he doubles the sum $(n + 8)$ .
Thus, after double the sum is $2 (n + 8)$ .
Hence, the obtained expression is $2 (n + 8)$ .