SOLUTION: - Translating Verbal Expressions into equations 5 less than the product of 9 and a number is 22

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Question 529274: - Translating Verbal Expressions into equations
5 less than the product of 9 and a number is 22
Answer by boilpoil(127) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the number be x
9x-5=22
Extras: Calculating the equation:
9x=27
x=3