7605 books were borrowed from the library in 2016. this was 22% less than in 2015 .calculate the number of books borrowed in 2015.

2016 =7605- 25%*7065

                =7605-1901.25

                  =5703.75

          in 2016 ,5703.75 book is borrowed

   in 2015  =7605+(25*7065)

                  =7605+1901.25

                  =9,506.25

     therefore in 2015 9506 book were borrowed .

the difference between a number and 5 is -2.

step-by-step explanation:

notice that the equation you are given has -2 (negative 2) on the right side, not 2. when you subtract 5 from a number n, you are finding the difference between the number and 5.

the difference between a number and 5 is -2.

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answer:

x - 3

discussion:

x^2 - 9 = (x-3) (x+3)   so

(x^2-9)/ (x + 3) = x-3

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