Let the unknown number be x:
1/4x-9 = 6
Multiply all terms by 4 in order to eradicate the fraction:
x-36 = 24
x = 24+36
x = 60
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Let the number be x and so if 5x-9 = 86 then x = 19
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fourteen less than three fourths of a number is negative eight find the number
"5 less than a number" can be represented as x - 5, where x is the unknown number. This expression indicates that you are subtracting 5 from the number. For example, if the number is 10, then 5 less than that number would be 10 - 5 = 5.
2<x-9