Explanation:
24 - 6x = 5
it is that simple.
the difference = 5.
and the difference is created by calculating the difference between 24 and 6x. which is 24 - 6x.
you always need to identify the logical "clusters" in such a statement and write them down by using mathematical operators and symbols.
similar to natural speech like
"the person, that is coming towards us, is wearing a brown jacket"
we can rephrase the original statement like
the difference, that is the difference between 24 and 6 times an unknown number, is 5.