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Write the expression for Five less than the square root of sixteen and solve it.

a) √16 - 5 = 9
b) √16 - 5 = 7
c) √16 - 5 = 6
d) √16 - 5 = 11

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Final answer:

The correct expression is √16 - 5, which equals -1 after calculating the square root of 16 to be 4 and subtracting 5.

Step-by-step explanation:

The expression for 'Five less than the square root of sixteen' is '√16 - 5'. To solve it, first calculate the square root of sixteen, which is 4, because 4 times 4 is 16. Then, subtract 5 from 4, which gives us -1. Therefore, the correct expression and solution is '√16 - 5 = -1' which is not listed as an option among a) 9, b) 7, c) 6, or d) 11, indicating a possible typo in the provided options.

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