Ryan is looking for the sum of the cube of a number, n, and 16.

What is the sum Ryan is looking for if n = 2?

24

Step-by-step explanation:

Changing the word problem into an equation you get that you are trying to find n^3+16. This is because they are looking for the cube of a number n plus 16. Plugging in n as 2 you get 2^3+16 which is 8+16 which is 24.