Question

write an algebric expression forone fifth of a number subtracted from five

Answer 1

Now let the no. be x
When one fifth of x will be subtracted from 5 then we will get the following equation
=> 5 - x1/5

hope it helps

Answer 2

Let the no be x
According to the question: one fifth of x is substracted from five
 which gives us the following equation:

=5-(1/5)x
=5 - x/5         
=(25-x)/5       [Taking LCM]