4x - 5 = 3x + 2 <== ur equation 4x - 3x = 2 + 5 x = 7 <== solution

Hey there! "4 times a number" will be 4x.  "Five less than" will be –5 from 4x.  "3 times a number" will be 3x. "2 more than" will be +2 to 3x.  So, your final equation will be 4x – 5 = 3x + 2.  Hope this helped you out! :-)