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Which equation represents this situation? kim bought some flowers. she planted 5 of the flowers. she has 8 flowers left to plant. how many flowers did kim buy?

a. 5 = 8
b. 8 = 5
c.8 – 5 =
d. – 5 = 8?

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I think it should be D., but reworded to x - 5 = 8. x = 12 because 8 + 5 = 13, which means the equation will be 13 - 5 = 8.
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