SOLUTION: please translate this sentance into an equation: the difference between 12 and ten times a number is -28

Question 640543: please translate this sentance into an equation: the difference between 12 and ten times a number is -28
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, benni1013:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the difference between 12 and ten times a number is -28

translates to

10x - 12 = -28
Answer by benni1013(206) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Keywords: difference>>subtraction; times>>multiply; is>>equals.
Solution:
10n-12=-28.
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