From the graph:
\The library of congress has 28.7 millions of volumes.
\The Harvard University has 14.7 millions of volumes.
\Let n represent the number of more volumes the library of congress had than the
\Harvard University.
Write the verbal expression to represent the situation.
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Rewrite the equation:
\According to subtraction property of equality: Subtract 14.7 from each side.
\ (Apply commutative property of addition:
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(Apply additive inverse property:
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(Apply additive identity property:
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(Subtract:
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The library of congress has 14 more millions of volumes than the Harvard University.
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