Translate the second verbal statement into numbers and symbols.
Six times the quantity of x minus five is the same as thirteen
Please help immediately with the correct answer! :(
the quantity of x minus five: (x-5)
Six times ... : 6(x-5)
so now I guess you can finish it up, right?
Yes, so it would be 6(x-5)=13!!! :)
You got it!
4x +2 =1
To translate the second verbal statement into numbers and symbols, we need to break it down and translate each part. Let's start with the verbal statement:
"Six times the quantity of x minus five is the same as thirteen."
To translate this into numbers and symbols, let's assign variables to the different parts:
Let's represent "the quantity of x minus five" as (x - 5).
Now, we can translate the verbal statement into numbers and symbols:
6 times (x - 5) = 13
So, the translated version of the verbal statement is:
6(x - 5) = 13
This equation represents "Six times the quantity of x minus five is the same as thirteen."
Now, you can use algebraic methods to solve this equation and find the value of x.