1.   Solve x + 5 = -7.
    A. x = -12 B. x = 35
    C. x = -2 D. x = 2
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  2.   Solve 23 - x = 142.
    A. x = 165 B. x = -165
    C. x = 119 D. x = -119
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  3.   Fifteen minus a number is thirty-two. Find the number.
    A. 17 B. 47
    C. -47 D. -17
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  4.   Solve c + 149 = 213.
    A. c = 362 B. c = 64
    C. c = -64 D. c = -362
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  5.   A number minus seventeen is negative twelve. Find the number.
    A. -29 B. -5
    C. 5 D. 29
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