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Which of the following equations shows "Five times a number minus 40 is 50"?

User Laxmi
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Answer:

The question is simply a written version of an equation.

Where it says "a number", let us use the variable x.

5 * x - 40 = 50

5x - 40 = 50

x - 8 = 10

x = 18

I am not sure which of the equations are depicted, but I hope this helps!

User Erhun
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Answer:

Explanation:

hello,

let's say that the number we are looking for is n

the sentence means

5n-40=50

hope this helps

User Mattb
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