SOLUTION: How do you convert "the difference when a number z is subtracted from sixteen is two" into an equation?

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Question 1090832: How do you convert "the difference when a number z is subtracted from sixteen is two" into an equation?
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How do you convert "the difference when a number z is subtracted from sixteen is two" into an equation?
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a number z is subtracted from sixteen --> 16 - z
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is 2 --> = 2
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16 - z = 2

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