Question

What does “five less” mean in a verbal expression? A. + 5 B. – 5 C. 5 – D.5÷

Answer 1

5 less means x - 5.
For example;

X is 10 less than Y.
The equation for this would be:
Y - 10 = X
or
X = Y - 10.

"5 less" means to subtract 5 away from the current number/variable.

Your answer is B.) -5.

I hope this helps!