Question

Write an equation. Let X represent the number described in the exercise. Then solve the equation & find the number. Four subtracted from the product of 5 and a number is 51.Write an equation.

Answer 1

We have to write an equation from the word problem,

Four subtracted from the product of 5 and a number is 51

Let's break it down:

--- product of 5 and a number can be written as,

`\begin{gathered} 5* x \\ =5x \end{gathered}`

--- four subtracted from "product of 5 and a number" can be written as,

`5x-4`

^^ All this is equal to 51, so we can write,

`5x-4=51`

To find the unknown number, we solve the above equation. The steps are shown below: