Translate the sentence into an equation. The sum of 8 times a number and 9 is 5. Use the variable b for the unknown number.

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Hiroshi · Answer 1 · 2024-06-03T07:29:55+0000

Answer:

8b + 9 = 5

Explanation:

The SUM of 8 times a number...

"The sum" means that we are adding and "times" means that we are multiplying. We can substitute a variable (b) for "a number:"

And 9 is 5.

"And 9" suggests that we are adding 8b to 9 and "is" suggests that we have to also input an equal to sign.

Thus, the equation for this sentence is:

Hope this helped! :D