What is 97 reduced by n is 5?
We are asked to convert the above sentence into an equation.
97 reduced by n means
[tex]97-n[/tex]97 reduced by n is 5 means that the result of (97 - n) is equal to 5.
So the equation becomes
[tex]97-n=5[/tex]Therefore, 97 reduced by n is 5 translates to the equation 97 - n = 5
