Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 6 - Section 6.5 - Translating Words into Algebraic Symbols - Exercises - Page 248: 21

Answer

$$(x-7)(x+5)=13$$

Work Step by Step

We can call our unknown number "$x$". A product means a multiplication. A number decreased by 7 can be written as $x-7$. The same number increased by 5 can be written as $x+5$. (Remember to add the parenthesis to the multiplication.) So, $(x-7)(x+5)=13$
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