Translate the sentence into an equation.

Question

Four times the difference of a number and 5 is 24.

Question 1 options:

4 • (c – 5) = 24

4c – 5 = 24

c – 4 • 5 = 24

5 • (c – 4) = 24

Answer 1

4 • (c – 5) = 24