Question

Five less than 4 times a number equals 2 more than 3 times the number

Answer 1

4x - 5 = 3x + 2 <== ur equation
4x - 3x = 2 + 5
x = 7 <== solution

Answer 2

Hey there!

"4 times a number" will be 4x. 

"Five less than" will be –5 from 4x. 

"3 times a number" will be 3x.

"2 more than" will be +2 to 3x. 

So, your final equation will be 4x – 5 = 3x + 2. 

Hope this helped you out! :-)