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Write an equation for the word sentence.
m minutes less than 80 minutes is 15 minutes.

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80minutes-m minutes = 15 minutes
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80-m=15\\\\solution:\\\\80-m=15\ \ \ \ |subtract\ 80\ from\ both\ sides\\-m=-65\\\boxed{m=65}
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