So five plus three times x equals twenty because five is alone and you’re adding three times x and is represents the equal sign and twenty is alone. So the equation is this 5 + 3x = 20
$3 its like a pack of 12 magazines costing $36 and you asked the cost of one magazine by proportion; let average be=? 12~$36 1~? 1/12=?/36 ?=(1/12)*36 ?=3=average