Question

· Jack says "six less than a number is four" is written as 6-n = 4. Jane says he is incorrect and that it should be written as n - 6 = 4. Identify who is correct and explain why in a complete sentence.​

Answer 1

Jane is correct because Jack has it written as ‘a number less than 6 is 4’ whereas Janes answer is written as ‘six less than a number is 4’.

Answer 2

Jane is correct because she is taking six from n which is a random number. "Six less than a number" means that this number is 6 more than 4. Meaning that Jane's equation of n-6=4 is correct.

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