Question

How do I describe using words to solve the equation 3 -5n =22

Answer 1

Solve the equation Three minus Five N equal to Twenty-Two.

Answer 2

Or...
Three minus the product of 5 and number is equal to twenty-two.

Answer 3

Three minus the product of 5 and a number is equal to twenty-two.
Try to leave the variable by itself.
So subtract 3. What you do to one side you must do to the other.
You are left with -5n=19
Divide by -5. What you do to one side you must do to the other.
You are left with n= -5/9