Question

Translate the sentence into an equation.


Six less than a number is 14.


A.
6 – n = 14

B.
6n = 14

C.
n – 6 = 14

D.
n = 14 – 6

Answer 1

"six less than a number" means a subtraction, right?

Answer 2

yes?

Answer 3

Yes.

Answer 4

Ok.
What is 6 less than 10?

Answer 5

So 10 - 6?

Answer 6

Which is 4......right?

Answer 7

Right.
Since 6 less than 10 is 4, and we know that "less than" in this sense means a subtraction, 6 less than 10 means 10 - 6 which is 4.

Now let's look at your problem.
Every choice uses the variable n to represent "a number".
We will also use n.

If 6 less than 10 means 10 - 6, what does 6 less than n mean (as a subtraction)?

Answer 8

It is C

Answer 9

n - 6 = 14.

Answer 10

Right???

Answer 11

Exactly.
Great job!

Answer 12

Thank you soooooo much

Answer 13

You are welcome.

Answer 14

Yep its C :)