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

Respuesta :

Answer:

  8(x +9) = 5

Step-by-step explanation:

The words "the sum of a number and 9" mean "x+9" when x is used to represent the number. The "8 times the sum" is 8(x+9). When that "equals 5", then we have the equation ...

  8(x +9) = 5