The difference of 5 times a number and 8 is 27. Which equation below can be used to find the unknown number?
a. (8 − 5) − n = 27
b. 8 − 5n = 27
c. 5n − 8 = 27
d. 8 + 5 − n = 27
It would be C, because 5 times a number would be representative as 5n and "difference" is subtraction. So essentially you're subtracting 8 from 5n, which would look like 5n - 8
