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-10 is equal to 5 subtracted from a number

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-10 is equal to 5 subtracted from a number

Assume that the number is x

So the equation will be


-10=x-5

we put x at first because in subtraction the number after the word "from" comes first

Now let us find x

We need to move 5 to the left side to find x, so add 5 to both sides


\begin{gathered} -10+5=x-5+5 \\ -5=x \end{gathered}

The number is

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