Question

Translate the sentence into an equation. The sum of 9 times a number and 7 equals 5. Use the variable b for the unknown number.

Answer 1

Given:

The sum of 9 times a number and 7 equals 5.

The objective is to translate the sentence into an equation.

Consider the unknown number as b.

9 times of a number means, 9 multiplied by that unknown number. It can be written as 9b.

And it is given that the sum of this 9b and 7 is equal to 5.

So add 7 to the 9b.

`9(b)+7=5`

Hence, the required equation is obtained.