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Translate the following sentence into an equation. Then, SOLVE the equation: the difference between c and 25 is 75

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To translate the sentence into an equation, we can let c represent the value we want to find. The difference between c and 25 is 75, so we can write this as:

c - 25 = 75

To solve the equation, we can add 25 to both sides:

c - 25 + 25 = 75 + 25

c = 100

So the value of c is 100.

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