Question

Which of the following best describes the English expression five more than the quantity of a number minus six

A. 5x - 6
B . ( x - 6 ) + 5
C. ( x + 6 ) - 5
d x/6 + 5

Answer 1

The answer is:

B.
`(x-6)+5`

Answer 2

Answer is B. (x-6) +5

Let's analyze the expression "five more than the quantity of a number minus six".

"five more than the __"

Well you know just from this statement "five more than" that whatever comes next, + 5 will have to come after it.

"the quantity of a number minus six"

When a problem does not give an exact amount or quantity of a number, you would just assume it is represented as X. So whatever X is, you must minus 6 from it and then add 5 to that difference.