Question

Which statement can be represented by the equation 2/5

x+9=9?
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Two-fifths of nine is a number.
Two-fifths of a number is nine.
Nine more than two-fifths of a number is nine.
A number plus nine is the same as two-fifths of nine.

Answer 1

Nine more than two-fifths of a number is nine.

Explanation:

we know that the total will be 9, and that 2/5x is equivalent to 2/5 of a number (so it should be 2/5n) and we are adding 9 more.