geometry a figure has 3 more sides than a pentagon.write an expression for the number of sides the new figure has.
A pentagon has 5 sides.
5 + 3 = ?
Octagon
To write an expression for the number of sides the new figure has, we can start by considering the number of sides in a pentagon, which is 5.
The figure in question has 3 more sides than a pentagon. To represent this in an expression, we can add 3 to the number of sides in a pentagon.
Therefore, the expression for the number of sides in the new figure is: 5 + 3.