SOLUTION: 12 exceeds a umber by 5. How do you write a equation for it?

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Question 598629: 12 exceeds a umber by 5. How do you write a equation for it?
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12 exceeds a umber by 5. How do you write a equation for it?
Let n = the number
then
12 = n+5