Write an equation to represent the following: If the opposite of 16 is
added to a number, the result will be negative 5.

Step-by-step explanation:

x + (-16) = - 5    

Add 16 to both the sides.

x + (-16) + 16 = -5 + 16

x + 0 = 11

x = 11

first, we define the variables:

x: number of years after 1950

f (x): amount of vinyl sold.

then, with the variables defined, we have:

68594 vinyl records were sold in 1958 > f (8) = 68594

91299 vinyl records were sold in 1961 > f (11) = 91299

38720 vinyl records were sold in 1952 > f (2) = 38720

161743 vinyl records were sold in 1967 > f (17) = 161743

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