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n-5 (n minus five) is the way to write it. We cannot know the answer because we don't know what n is. For example if n is 12, the answer is 7. If n is 9, the answer is 4.
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What is five less than a number?
n-5
What is the sum of five times a number and eight less than the number?
5*n + (n - 8) = 5n + n - 8 = 6n - 8
What is the equation for One less than five times a number equals five more than three times the number?
Represent the number by n. The equation is 5n - 1 = 3n +5, and the solution is n = 3.
How do you write three times the quantity five less than a number equals 11 more than twice a number?
3*(n - 5) = 2*n + 11
Six less than a number n is?
6 less than a number n is n-6 This is because "n" is the variable; the number. Since the problem is 6 less than a number, you would start with writing subtract 6, which is -6, and then put n before it, subtracting 6 from n, which gives you n-6. ----
What is the algebraic expression for 5 less than a number?
' N ' is the number. 5 less than it is (N - 5).
What is five less than a number?
n-5
What is the sum of five times a number and eight less than the number?
5*n + (n - 8) = 5n + n - 8 = 6n - 8
What is the equation for One less than five times a number equals five more than three times the number?
Represent the number by n. The equation is 5n - 1 = 3n +5, and the solution is n = 3.
Five less than twice a number is 7?
If the number is N then 2N - 5 = 7 then 2N = 12 so that N = 6
What is 3000 less than the number?
Let n="the number". n-3000 is 3,000 less than "n".
How do you write three times the quantity five less than a number equals 11 more than twice a number?
3*(n - 5) = 2*n + 11
Twenty one more than threetimes a number is twelve less than the sum of the number and five?
21 > 3x + 12 < n +5
How do you write a number less than a number?
n-n
What is the equation for a number plus one is greater than negative five and less than three?
-5 < (n + 1) < 3
Six times a number minus five is less than twice the number plus ten?
Six times a number minus five is less than twice the number plus ten. 6 * n - 5 < 2 * n + 10 6n - 5 < 2n + 10 4n - 5 < 10 4n < 15 n < 15/4 This statement will hold true for all n < 15/4
Six less than a number n is?
6 less than a number n is n-6 This is because "n" is the variable; the number. Since the problem is 6 less than a number, you would start with writing subtract 6, which is -6, and then put n before it, subtracting 6 from n, which gives you n-6. ----
