How do you translate the following statement "The product of five less than a number and two is six" into an algebraic expression and then find the number?

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Answer 1 · 2016-03-19T12:38:01

$x = 8$ $x=8" "$ the required number

Let $x$ $x$ be the number
"Product of five less than a number and two is six"
$2 (x - 5) = 6$ $2(x-5)=6$

Solution

$2 (x - 5) = 6$ $2(x-5)=6$

$\frac{2 (x - 5)}{2} = \frac{6}{2}$ $(2(x-5))/2=6/2$

$(cancel2(x-5))/cancel2=6/2$

$x-5=3$

$x=3+5$

$x=8$

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