Question

The product of a number and five decreased by six is thirty-nine. Find the number and write the equation.

Answer 1

(x * 5) - 6 = 39

Explanation:

You know that x is getting multiplied by 5 so you separate those two from the rest of the soon-to-be equation and put them in parentheses. Then, you are decreasing that expression by 6, so, you would put a - 6 after the expression in parentheses. Is means equals so you know that the expression equals 39.