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Write an equation. Let X represent the number described in the exercise. Then solve the equation & find the number. Four subtracted from the product of 5 and a number is 51.Write an equation.

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We have to write an equation from the word problem,

Four subtracted from the product of 5 and a number is 51

Let's break it down:

--- product of 5 and a number can be written as,


\begin{gathered} 5* x \\ =5x \end{gathered}

--- four subtracted from "product of 5 and a number" can be written as,


5x-4

^^ All this is equal to 51, so we can write,


5x-4=51

To find the unknown number, we solve the above equation. The steps are shown below:


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