A number is multiplied by $5$ . Then $8$ is subtracted from the product and $5$ is added to the difference. Write an algebraic expression.

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Formation of expression:
Let the number on which these operations should be done is $' x'$ .
Then according to question, that number is multiplied by $5$ .Then $8$ is subtracted from the product and $5$ is added to the difference.
So, according to above statement algebraic expression is written as : $[(x \times 5) - 8] + 5$
Therefore, final algebraic expression will be $[(5 x - 8)] + 5$ .

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