Certainly!
To translate the sentence "The product of 5 and Donnie's savings is 80" into an equation using the variable [tex]\( d \)[/tex] to represent Donnie's savings, we follow these steps:
1. Identify the components of the sentence:
- The product of 5 and Donnie's savings refers to multiplying 5 by [tex]\( d \)[/tex].
- The result of this multiplication is 80.
2. Formulate the equation:
- Multiplying 5 by Donnie's savings can be written as [tex]\( 5d \)[/tex].
- Setting this equal to 80 forms our equation:
[tex]\[ 5d = 80 \][/tex]
So, the equation that represents the given sentence is:
[tex]\[ 5d = 80 \][/tex]
