When 5 is added to a number, we get 15. How do we represent this in the form o

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When $5$ is added to a number, we get $15$ . How do we represent this in the form of an equation in variable $x$ ?

Options:

A .

x = 15 + 5

B .

x - 5 = 15

C .

x + 15 = 5

D .

x + 5 = 15

Answer: Option D
:
D

Let us take the number to be $x$ .
When $5$ is added to the number, we get $x + 5.$
Now, we know that when $5$ is added to that number, we get $15$ .
Hence, $x + 5 = 15$ .

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