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Translate the sentence into an equation.

- Two more than the quotient of a number and 6 is 5.
Use the variable “x” for the unknown number.

Translate the sentence into an equation. - Two more than the quotient of a number-example-1
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x/6 +2=8

multiply 6
x+12=48

then subtract 12 from 48
x= 36


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