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Which of the following statements could be translated to the equation n - 5 = -2?

A number less than five equals negative two.
The difference between a number and five is negative two.
If five is subtracted from a number, the result is two.
Five less a number is equal to two.

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Answer:

I believe it's, The difference between a number and five is negative two.

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User Vu Anh
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its the first one i believe

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