Write an equation for the following:
If one-third of the number is subtracted from $5$ times a number, then the result is $14$ .

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Solution

Let the number be $x$ .
Now, one-third of $x$ be $\frac{x}{3}$ and $5$ times of $x$ is $5 x$ .
Hence, the required equation is $5 x - \frac{x}{3} = 14$ .

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