Question

Translate the sentence into an equation.

Four times the difference of a number and 5 is 24.

A.
4 • (c – 5) = 24

B.
4c – 5 = 24

C.
c – 4 • 5 = 24

D.
5 • (c – 4) = 24


i got A

Answer 1

so you are to multiply 4 to the result of subtracting 5 from a number

and you are right
c-5 is the difference between c and 5
and 4 times that difference is 4(c-5)

Answer 2

great job

Answer 3

Thanks :)

Answer 4

So the answer is A ;D