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Translate the sentence into an equation

Nine times the sum of a number and 7 is equal to 5
Use the variable y for the unknown number

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Answer:
9(y+7)=5

Since there’s the sum of this means that the variable and 7 are stuck together. In this case you will need a bracket. Then you need to multiply the whole equation by 9.
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