Which statement can be represented by the equation Two-fifths x + 9 = 9? Two-fifths of nine is a number.
Two-fifths of a number is nine.
Nine more than two-fifths of a number is nine.
A number plus nine is the same as two-fifths of nine.

Given:

The equation is

To find:

The statement for the given equation.

Solution:

For "more" or "plus" we use "+" sign.

For "of" we use "×" sign.

Let x be the unknown number.

Two-fifths of nine is a number.

Two-fifths of a number is nine.

A number plus nine is the same as two-fifths of nine.

These equation are different from the given equation. So, the options A, B and D are incorrect.

Nine more than two-fifths of a number is nine.

It is same as the given equation. Therefore, the correct option is C.

answer: bea's uncle is 25 years old.

step-by-step explanation:

given the equation , we can say that the variable "x" represents the age of bea's uncle. then to find his age, we need to solve for "x":

we must add 15 to both sides of the equation:

now we need to divide both sides of the equation by 3:

therefore, we can conclude that bea's uncle is 25 years old.

answer:   expression= p+p*d%

price reduction + sale price = $625

sale price: $p+$p*d%

where d% is the percentage of discount

step-by-step explanation:

original price = p

price went down by $150 price reduction $p*d%

sale price= $ 475

therefore the price before sale is: $625

and the expression that shows the price before sale is: p+p*d%