SOLUTION: how to write in equation form: the difference between 11 times a number and 5

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Question 553005: how to write in equation form:
the difference between 11 times a number and 5
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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how to write in equation form:
the difference between 11 times a number and 5
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n = the number
--> 11n - 5, or
5 - 11n
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Which is |11n - 5|, the absolute value