SOLUTION: how can i write six times the difference of a number and 9 is 54 as an equation?.

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Question 447161: how can i write six times the difference of a number and 9 is 54 as an equation?.
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x = "a number"
x - 9 = "the difference of a number and nine"
6(x - 9) = "six times the difference of a number and 9"
==> Therefore, the equation is 6(x - 9) = 54