Question

Five is 6 less than one third of a number

Answer 1

n = 33

Explanation:

`5=(1)/(3) n-6` ..... (1)

(1) × 3

15 = n - 18 ⇒ n = 33

Answer 2

The equation should be

n is used to represent a number.

1/3 is in fraction form

It also says 6 less than 1/2 of a number, so -6 should be after 1/3n. The operation happening between 1/3 and n is multiplication

Your final equation: 5=1/3n-6