Question

Consider the expression.5n -2 =9Which statement best describes this expression?O A number less than two times five is 9.O Five times a number subtracted from two equals 9.O Five minus two times a number equals 9.Two less than five times a number is 9.

Answer 1

1) Looking at that expression

5n -2= 9

Since the expression is written this way, we can assume the wording is

Five times a number subtracted from two equals 9.

Because the number, n is 1 unit, then. We can read like that.