SOLUTION: what is the product of five less than a number and ten?

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Question 320547: what is the product of five less than a number and ten?
Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let n = the number
10 times (n - 5), which be written 10(n - 5).
We now apply the distributive rule to remove the parentheses.
10(n - 5) = 10n - 50.