Answer
-5 +x or x +(-5)
Work Step by Step
-5 added to a number
Let the number be x
-5 added to x
-5 +x or x +(-5)
Basic College Mathematics (9th Edition)
by Lial, Margaret L.; Salzman, Stanley A.; Hestwood, Diana L.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321825535
ISBN 13:
978-0-32182-553-7
Chapter 9 - Basic Algebra - 9.8 Using Equations to Solve Application Problems - 9.8 Exercises - Page 688: 3
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