Which shows one way the equation can be represented in words? StartFraction 5 over 8 EndFraction z (negative 2. 5) = 2. 5 Five-eighths of a number is equal to two and five-tenths. Five-eighths of a number is equal to negative two and five-tenths. Five-eighths of a number times negative two and five-tenths is two and five-tenths. Five-eighths of a number plus negative two and five-tenths is two and five-tenths.