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How do i chage this phrase into a variable expression:4 less than five times a number

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5x - 4

4 less than = - 4 (since it's 4 less than and not 4 more than, the - 4 will go after five times a number)
five times a number = 5x (x because we don't know the number, so we use a variable)
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