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29-11-2016
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The product of eight minus a number and seven equals forty when decreased by five. Which equation represents the sentence?

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29-11-2016

the "product" of two numbers means you multiply them.

So, you are multiplying (8-n), where n = "a number," by 7.

Then, when you decrease (subtract) this product by 5, you get 40.

So the whole thing looks like

7(8-n) - 5 = 40.

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