Question

Five more than the product of a number and six is equal to nine

Answer 1

Think about the PEMDAS rules for order of operations.

Multiplication comes before addition or subtraction, so first we have "the product of a number and 5" - that's 5x. Then "six more" than that would be 5x + 6. "Equals" means the "=" sign, so the final answer is 5x + 6 = 8.