Answer
-5x
Work Step by Step
The phrase '-5 times a number $x$' means the product of -5 and x. Therefore, we are multiplying -5 and x together. In symbols, this is $-5(x)=-5x$.
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 - Review Exercises - Page 701: 103
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