Question

Translate this sentence into an equation. 14 less than Diego's savings is 74. Use the variable to represent Diego's savings.

Answer 1

x - 14 = 74

Explanation:

Let x = Diego's savings.

"14 less than Diego's savings"

To have 14 less than a number, you subtract 14 from the number.

Here, we subtract 14 from x, so we have x - 14.

x - 14

"is"

Usually, is is represented by =.

Now we have

x - 14 =

74 is simply 74, so the equation is:

x - 14 = 74