Question

Write a statement for each of the equations given below:
$\text{(a)}5x=40$
$\text{(b)}25-x=7$
$\text{(c)}\frac{x}{8}=7$
$\text{(d)}6x=x+5$

Answer 1

(a) Five times a number equals 40
(b) 25 decreased by a number is 7
(c) A number divided by 8 gives 7
(d) 6 times a number is 5 more than the number