3c - 5 where c is the number of chipmunks.
two less than three times a number is 28
Five (5) more than (+) three times a number (3x) is (=) five times the number (5x) less (-) three (3) 5 + 3x = 5x - 3 x = 4
Three.
Three times a number is 10 less five times the number can be put in the form of an equation that looks like this: 3x = 5x-10. Now just solve for x...
7
numbe is 5
Thirty decreased by three times a number is six less than three times the number. Find the number.
5.
2 and three halfs
3n>8
40
Let x = your number;( 3 x ) - 24The 3x portion represents three times a number, then you subtract (24 less) the 24.