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The sentence is, “five times the sum of m and n is the same as seven times n”.
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The word “times” indicates multiplication.
\The word “sum” indicates the symbol “+”.
\So, five times the sum of m and n is 5(m + n).
\Seven times n is 7n
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The equation is 5(m + n) = 7n.
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