Hey there :)
Before translating the sentence into mathematics, let r represent 'a number'
5 times a number = 5r
2 times that number = 2r
The difference between them = 5r - 2r
* Your equation
5r - 2r
* Solving the equation
= 5r - 2r
= 3r
The given histogram represents <span>the number of hamburgers students ate in a month :
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From the histogram we can conclude the following:
(1) 8 students ate (0 - 4) hamburgers
(2) 3 students ate (5 - 9) <span>hamburgers </span>
(3) 2 students ate (10 - 14) <span>hamburgers
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note: we don't know how many students ate exactly 5 hamburgers.
<span>So, the answer
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The information which is provided in the histogram<span>
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</span><span>The number of students who ate 10 hamburgers or more
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Your answer is going to be c