Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Five times a number, minus three, is twelve
To find:
to translate into a mathematical equation
let the number = n
five times the number = 5(n) = 5n
Five times a number, minus three: this means to subtract 3 from 5 times the number
5n - 3
Five times a number, minus three, is twelve:
This means we will equate the expression above to 12
