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Let us assign the random variable \"n\" to the \"number\" (you can choose whatever you want, such as \"x\" or \"a\" if you prefer).
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\n" ); document.write( "n = number
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\n" ); document.write( "\"5 times a number\" is like saying 5 * number. Since we said that n = number, we can change \"number\" to \"n\": 5 * n, or 5n.
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\n" ); document.write( "5n = 5 times a number
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\n" ); document.write( "\"10 less than 5 times a number\" is the same as saying \"5 times a number minus 10.\" As a result, we get the expression 5n - 10.
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\n" ); document.write( "5n - 10 = 10 less than 5 times a number
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\n" ); document.write( "Therefore, an expression to represent \"10 less than 5 times a number\" is 5n - 10. \n" ); document.write( "

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