how would you represent px + q = r? The result is -5 when 12 is added to 5 times a number
To represent the equation "px + q = r", you can use the following equation:
px + q = r
To represent the second part of the question "The result is -5 when 12 is added to 5 times a number," you can use the equation:
5x + 12 = -5
In this equation, the variable "x" represents the number.