SOLUTION: Write the algebraic expression that corresponds to five times the sum of a number and the opposite of 12.

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Question 11898: Write the algebraic expression that corresponds to five times the sum of a number and the opposite of 12.
Answer by elima(1433) About Me  (Show Source):
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five times the sum of a number and the opposite of 12.
First of all the word "sum" tells you it is an addition problem.
Let x = a number; the opposite of 12 is -12:
so we have x+12; then we want to multiply that by 5:
5(x+12)