Write the expression “the sum of seven times a number and five, divided by the sum of negative two times the number and eleven” using algebra. Choose the correct phrase below.

“Seven times a number and five” is the sum 7x + 5. “Negative two times the number and eleven” is the sum −2x + 11. Dividing the first sum by the second gives (7x + 5) ÷ (−2x + 11), which is choice D.

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