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If P = the price of a pair of basketball shoes which algebraic expression represents the phrase below 5 dollars less than the price of shoes

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the equation would be

P-5 because we want a reduction of $5

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You are trying to represent what P would equal if it were $5 less than the shoes. The equation would be P-5 because it is 5 less than P.

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