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Danny writes this sentence three less than five times a number is 12 enter the equation that represents Danny's sentence

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Answer:

5n - 3 = 12

Explanation:

Let the number be n then five times the number is 5n and 3 less is 5n - 3

The result is equal to 12, thus

5n - 3 = 12 ← equation representing sentence

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