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The word is the same as
divides the sentence into what should be on the left-hand side and what should be on the right-hand side of the equation.
5x+3=15
is,
is the same as,and
equalstell us about the placement of the equal sign. the sum of five times a numberxand three = fifteen
On the left-hand side, we have two keywords: sum and times. These words tell us the operations that will be used in our equation. Sum
indicates addition, while times
indicates multiplication.
the sum of five times a number x and 3
5x + 3
Putting the left-hand side and right-hand side together, we have a complete equation.
5x + 3 = 15