Question

Which equation represents "eight times a number and five is sixty-nine?"

Answer 1

The answer to this is 8x + 5 = 69

Answer 2

8n + 5 = 69

And that number is 8, because 8•8+5=69

Explanation:

"eight times a number and five is sixty-nine" in this statement the words "a number" is the number we dont know and so we use a variable for it. I put n, but you could have used x or a or any variable. The "and five" indicates adding. The "is" indicates equals.