Question

Question #86ad6

Answer 1

-7

Explanation:

Write an equation.

• Since it says "12 more" then you can assume that it means 12 +
• "a number" can be represented as `n`
• The total is 5

So we can write it out as:
12 + n = 5

Solve for `n` by isolating it. Which means to subtract 12 from both sides.
`12 - 12 + n = 5 - 12`
`n = -7`

The number is equal to -7.

Check
`12 + (-7) = 5`