Translate this sentence into an equation.
69 is the difference of Diane's age and 9.
Use the variable to represent Diane's age.
"difference" means you subtract, right?
D = 69 - 9
Let's use the variable "D" to represent Diane's age.
The sentence "69 is the difference of Diane's age and 9" can be translated into the equation:
D - 9 = 69
To translate the given sentence into an equation, we can start by assigning a variable to represent Diane's age. Let's use the variable "x".
According to the sentence, "69 is the difference of Diane's age and 9." This can be written as:
x - 9 = 69
In this equation, "x" represents Diane's age (the unknown we are trying to find), and 9 is being subtracted from her age. The result of this subtraction should equal 69, as stated in the sentence.