Translate the sentence into an equation. Two less than the product of 5 and a number is equal to 4. Use the variable b for the unknown number.

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Christian Karcher · Answer 1 · 2024-03-01T19:54:45+0000

Answer:

5b - 2 = 4

Explanation:

two less than implies that we have to subtract 2 from the result of multiplication of 5 and a variable, therefore we get the equation:

5b - 2

equate it to 4.

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