Question

How do you write an equation to represent the statement "seven less than the sum of x and 10 is 32"?

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Breaking the question down into its component parts:

seven less than: `" "-> ?-7`
the sum of `" -------"->(?+?)-7`
`x` and 10 `" ----------"->(x+10)-7`
is:`" -------------------"->(x+10)-7 =?`
32:`" -----------------"->color(red)((x+10)-7=32)`