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Ben has dollars. Sally has dollars less than Ben. ​Which expression represents the amount of money that Sally has?

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Answer: m - 5

Explanation:

Ben has m dollars.

Sally has $5 less than the amount that Ben has. This means that to find the amount of money Sally has, one needs to deduct $5 from the amount that Ben has.

Again, Ben has m. Sally's money is therefore:

= m - 5

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