Question

Write the following statement in the form of the equation:

If you subtract 5 from 6 times a number, you get 7.

Answer 1

Let us say the number is z; z multiplied by 6 is 6z.

Subtracting 5 from 6z, one gets 6z – 5. The result is 7.

The equation is 6z – 5 = 7.