SOLUTION: Translate the following phrase into an algebraic expression. Five, subtracted from three times a number.

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Question 192475: Translate the following phrase into an algebraic expression.
Five, subtracted from three times a number.
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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Five, subtracted from three times a number.
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Let n = a number
then
3n - 5 (this is what they're looking for)