Question

Write a story that matches the expression 42x - 5

Answer 1

Answer: Hello there!

The equation is: 42x - 5

That can be phrased as "the difference between 42 times a number x and 5"

And we want to write a story that matches this.

an example can be:

Suppose that Jon craft musical instruments and he sells them in the beach, then you could write:

"The revenue in a day for Jon is equal to $42 for each instrument that he sells, less a 5 dollar fee that he needs to pay every day"

where the number of instruments would be x.

Answer 2

I bake 45 cupcakes everyday  and every hour I sell 5 cupcakes.