Which of the following statements could be translated to the equation n - 5 = -2? if five is subtracted from a number, the result is two. the difference between a number and five is negative two. a number less than five equals negative two. five less a number is equal to two.

If give is subtracted from a number, the result is negative 2

Looking at all four options, we can immediately rule out the following two: • if five is subtracted from a number, the result is two• five less than a number is equal to twothese can be excluded because both give “two” as the answer. the correct answer is “negative two.” the two remaining statements give the correct solution, but one of these has the left side of the equation incorrect: • a number less than five equals negative two“a number less than five” would translate to (5 - n), which does not match the original equation. this leaves only one solution: • the difference between a number and five is negative twothis is the correct translation.i hope this !