Question

Five less than the product of 7 and a number is equal to 3

Answer 1

" product " is a multiplication problem
7n - 5 = 3

Answer 2

thts not what trips me up, what screws me up is when it says less than the product. can you help me wit another one?

Answer 3

sure

Answer 4

twice the sum of a number and 4 is 3, would this be 2+4x=3

Answer 5

2*(4+n)=3 i guess

Answer 6

no...
2(4 + n) = 3

Answer 7

so if it says twice or something similar it's distributing?

Answer 8

twice the sum...implies multiplying 2 times the sum (4 + n)....= 3

Answer 9

ok, i realise this isn't hard, this is my kryptoninte rn for some reasone, can you help me with another one then

Answer 10

yeah

Answer 11

ask away :)

Answer 12

the difference of a number divided by 7 and 5 is equal to 2

Answer 13

lemme do it

Answer 14

n/7 - 5=2 i tgink

Answer 15

this one is tricky

Answer 16

x/(7-5)=2

Answer 17

no

Answer 18

I think so

Answer 19

wait it's right?

Answer 20

I am not 100% sure...

Answer 21

its worded weird

Answer 22

it's not right

Answer 23

x-7/5=2?

Answer 24

hmmm....difference implies subtraction....x - 7/5 = 2...possibly

Answer 25

let me check..
@Vocaloid ...can you take a look at this please

Answer 26

it's wrong

Answer 27

the x-7/5=2 is the differenece of a number and 7 divided by 5 equals 2

Answer 28

i say x/7 - 5=2

Answer 29

@AlexandervonHumboldt2 i did that and it said it was wrong

Answer 30

-n / (7/5) = 2 ??.....but thats not the difference is it ?

Answer 31

hmmm

Answer 32

no that would be the negative of a number right?

Answer 33

lol...yes...I am running out of ideas

Answer 34

y is this so difficult?

Answer 35

@Directrix ...help

Answer 36

its the wording

Answer 37

i realise

Answer 38

@FibonacciChick666 ..can you take a look at this

Answer 39

somebody will know this

Answer 40

n/7 - n/5 = 2 ???

Answer 41

just googled it, thts the right answer

Answer 42

thats just messed up...lol...lucky guess

Answer 43

ok, so what is up?

Answer 44

wait no, tht was wrong, it gave me the answer, its (y/7)-5=2

Answer 45

we figured it out...the wording just messed with our brains

Answer 46

i still dont get this stuff very well can we do another one?

Answer 47

oops...guess we didn't figure it out

Answer 48

uh, sure but if it was the difference one the post like two up is correct

Answer 49

nine more than the quotient of a number and 2 equals 3

Answer 50

9(x/2)=3

Answer 51

(n/2) + 9 = 3

Answer 52

close spatter, but remember more usually implies addition

Answer 53

here is a really good sheet for this http://academic.venturacollege.edu/mbowen/courses/handouts/h_translate.pdf

Answer 54

ok, i was thinking multiplication for some reason

Answer 55

that is usually the word of

Answer 56

true..." of " means multiply..." is " means equals.....math has its own language

Answer 57

and as a side note, if we are nitpicking, you have to have 9+ for the last one, not +9

Answer 58

oh yes...your right...the wording is very important in these types of problems

Answer 59

i put @texaschic101 answer in and it was right so i dont think the computer is being to picky

Answer 60

ok, so one more?

Answer 61

the sum of a number times 4 and 5=2

Answer 62

so what do you think?

Answer 63

x(4+5)=2

Answer 64

close, but you have the sum of( a number times four and 5) is..

Answer 65

I always read these backwards to be honest

Answer 66

so wait thats what it was asking for right?

Answer 67

not what you wrote

Answer 68

4n + 5n = 2 ??

Answer 69

what you wrote is the product of a number and the sum of four and 5 is 2

Answer 70

no tex

Answer 71

ahh, see i dont think of like that

Answer 72

did you check out the sheet I linked to? It has some good examples of common phrases

Answer 73

doin it rn

Answer 74

n(4 + 5) = 2 ??

Answer 75

x+4*5=2?

Answer 76

no, what you have above is the sum of a number and the product of 4 and 5 is 2

Answer 77

and tex, yours is the product of a number and the sum of 4 and 5 is...

Answer 78

the sum of a number = x+

Answer 79

but it says " of a number TIMES 4 and 5 "....so isn't their multiplication involved

Answer 80

think of the word sum as a function. It has this format sum(______and______)=____+_____

Answer 81

times 4 and 5= (4+5)=2

Answer 82

there is, but not where you have it

Answer 83

x+(4+5)=2

Answer 84

no, that is the sum of a number and the sum of 4 and 5 is 2

Answer 85

lol....Fibonacci...your killin me here

Answer 86

2+(4*5)=2?

Answer 87

i'm going to drop out of HS if this isn't right lol

Answer 88

"the sum of \(\color\red{\text{a number times 4}}\) and\(\color\red{ 5}\)=2"

Answer 89

no, that was not correct, but don't drop out. I highlighted the necessary pieces of our function.

Answer 90

(4*5)+x=2

Answer 91

so the sum of ____ and ___ here is the red part. So we end up with 4n+5=2

Answer 92

the and acts as a divider

Answer 93

they are separate entities

Answer 94

ok, im in shock tht I didn't realise that

Answer 95

my brain hurts

Answer 96

six less than the quotient of a number and 5 equals 2

Answer 97

I will highlight the separate entities