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Which expression is represented by the phrase "9 less than 5 times a number"?

Which expression is represented by the phrase "9 less than 5 times a number"?
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Which expression is represented by the phrase "9 less than 5 times a number"?

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5x - 9.

Five times a number indicates multiplication and less than indicates subtraction. A number would be a variable since it isn’t specified.
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