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Question
Translate the following statements into an equation, using x as the variable:
One-fifth of a number is 5 less than that number.
Sum
Solution
Let the number x.
One-fifth of this number = `x/5`
Given, `x/5 = x - 5`
So, the required equation is `x/5 = x- 5`.
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