请教三道数学题（英文的）
问题描述：
请教三道数学题（英文的）
(1) six less than a number is the same as five more than three times the number
(2) four more than twice a number is seventeen
(3) 15 less than the product of a number and 4 is equal to 3 times the sum of 8 and the number
希望可以把题意和解题方法讲明白一点
答
（1）设此number为x,根据题意有如下方程：3x+5=x-6,x=-5.5给你解释下第一题题意吧,方程的前部分,即six less than a number,意思是比某数少6,即x-6,等号即is the same as,方程的后部分,即five more than three times ...