How do you translate into mathematical expressions and find the number given The ratio of a number and five is two?

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Answer 1 · 2017-10-11T11:20:22

$"The Number"/5 = 2$
the number=10

'the number' and 5 is 2
$"The Number"/5 = 2$

(the number would be 10)

Answer 2 · 2017-10-11T12:00:36

$n/5 = 2$

n is a variable that can be used to represent the unknown number.

a ratio can be expressed as a fraction so writing the ratio as a fraction gives

$n/5$

The word is can be translated as an equals sign so

$n/5 =2$