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The product of a number and 5 is decreased by 2. Translate the word phrase into an expression.

The product of a number and 5 is decreased by 2. Translate the word phrase into an expression.
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The product of a number and 5 is decreased by 2. Translate the word phrase into an expression.

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User Muhammad Sadiq Alvi
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5n-2 is probaly the right answer
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User Stedy
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The equation can be written like so, (x-5)-2
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