Question

Translate into mathematical sentence

The product of 5 and x + 4 is atleast x diminished by 1

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Answer 1

Answer:

It's no big surprise that variables act like pronouns, because (believe it or not) math is basically its own language, defined by numeric and logical rules. Therefore, one of the first skills you must master is how to translate regular English into this new (much geekier) math language. For now, I will help you translate English phrases into mathematical phrases, called expressions.

The expressions we'll be translating are very straightforward. For example, the phrase "3 more than an unknown number" becomes the mathematical expression "x + 3." Because the unknown number has no explicitly stated value, we label it with a variable x. To get a value three more than x, simply add 3 to it. If this is tricky to you, just think in terms of a real number example. Ask yourself "What is 3 more than the number 7?" Clearly the answer is 10, and you get that answer via the expression "7 + 3 = 10." So, to get 3 more than an unknown number, replace the known number 7 with the unknown number x.