Chapter 4.6, Problem 3CYU

To determine

To translate: the given sentence into an equation.

Answer to Problem 3CYU

The required equation is 5 − 12= 98.

Explanation of Solution

Given:

M has 98 baseball cards

twelve less than the product of 5 and the number of cards T has.

Calculation:

Let the amount of cards that T has is t.

Here ‘Twelve less than’ means subtract 12 from something.

Here ‘The product of 5' means multiply 5 with the number.

Twelve less than the product of 5 and the number is 5t- 12.

Put all together,

The equation of the sentence “M has 98 baseball cards in his collection, which is twelve less than the product of 5 and the number of cards T has” is as follows:

5t − 12=98

Hence, the required equation is 5t − 12= 98.

Conclusion:

Hence, the required equation is 5t − 12 = 98.