Question

Seven less than the product of 6 and a number is equal to 8 translates to an equation

Answer 1

Answer: No it isn't an equation. Not yet at least.

Explanation:

Yes it might well do, but if it does, it needs something on the other side of wherever you put the equal sign.

6x - 7 is all you have so far and you have no idea what comes next. As it is, what you wrote is an algebraic expression.