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The sentence is, ten times a number a is equal to 5 times the sum of b and c.
\ \The word “sum” indicates the symbol “+”
\The word “times” indicates multiplication. So, ten times a = 10a
\The word 5 times the sum of b and c indicates 5(b + c).
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Rewrite the sentence into expression as,
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The equation is 10a = 5(b + c).
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