Since the water bill costs $35, to split it into 2 equal payments, you would simply just half $35 which is $17.50.
I would solve it for B, but that's just what I think. So you would do -12 time -2 which is 24, then subtract 24 from both sides so that you would get B=-31
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If you want to translate the phrase 30 added to a number that is decreased by 5 into a math expression, you can do it like this:
a number ... n
30 added ... + 30
decreased by 5 ... - 5
Now you just have to put this together: n + 30 - 5 or n - 5 + 30. So, the correct result is a.
