Translate the sentence into an equation

Question

Nine times the sum of a number and 6 is 5

Answer 1

The way you want to go about this problem is step by step, list the numbers and signs given. In this case we denote "a number" as x, which we call an arbitrary value in place of "a number."

1. Nine times the sum of a number and 6 is 5

Answer: 9 *( x+6) =5