Answer:
Given the statement:
9 less than the sum of x and 5
"Sum of x and 5" means [tex]x+5[/tex]
"[tex]\text{less than}[/tex]" means subtract
then;
the statement 9 less than the sum of x and 5 becomes;
⇒[tex](x+5) - 9[/tex]
⇒[tex]x+5-9 = x-4[/tex]
Therefore, the expression for the given statement is [tex](x+5) - 9[/tex]
