Let's represent the unknown number as x. The equation "Five less than a number equals ten" can be written as x - 5 = 10. To solve for x, we need to isolate x by adding 5 to both sides of the equation. This gives us x = 15. Therefore, the number in question is 15.
Chat with our AI personalities
Well, isn't that just a happy little math problem! If we let the number be x, we can write the equation x - 5 = 10. To find the value of x, we simply add 5 to both sides of the equation, giving us x = 15. And there you have it, a beautiful solution that brings a little joy to our day!
Oh, dude, you just gotta add 5 to 10 to find the number. So, like, 10 + 5 is 15. That's the number you're looking for. Math can be tricky, but hey, we got this!
5x - 2
Oh, dude, it's like you're asking me to do math at a party. Okay, so "thrice a number" is just 3 times a number, and "five less than" means you subtract 5. So, the algebraic expression for "five less than thrice a number" would be 3x - 5. Easy peasy, right?
It is the equation: x/9 + 7 = 5
It means that a number is 6 less then -3. you subtract 6 from -3 which equals -9. The answer is -9.
If the number is N then 2N - 5 = 7 then 2N = 12 so that N = 6