Question

Which of the following represents “nine less then three times a number is forty?

Answer 1

We are given

nine less than three times a number is forty

we know that

we always start our order of operation from left to right

This sentence represents equality

Let's assume that number as 'x'

Left side is :

3x-9

Right side is :

40

so, we can write as

`3x-9=40`.............Answer