5 more than x is equal to 32

x=27

Step-by-step explanation

"5 more than x is equal to 32" basically means that you need to subtract 5 from 32, which gives you 27.

the mistake in the pattern is that :

b. the decimal point was moved one too many place values each time

the correct pattern could be made by :

b. moving the decimal point to the right the same numbers of place values as the exponents