Translate the sentence into an equation.
Three more than the product of a number and 9 is equal to 5.
Use the variable x for the unknown number.
The equation for the sentence is:
9x + 3 = 5
"the product of a number and 9" is represented as 9x (since x is the unknown number)
"Three more than the product of a number and 9" is represented as 9x + 3
"is equal to 5" is represented as = 5.