What integer describes gaining 5 pounds?

General Idea:

Integers in real life are used to denote both positive and negative numbers. For example to represent profit, gain, increase, deposit, Income we use positive integers and to represent loss, expenditure, decrease, withdrawal we use negative integers.

Conclusion:

The integer describes gaining 5 pounds is +5.

y=x+9

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step-by-step explanation:

n=9

step-by-step explanation:

7 times a number = 7n

decreased by 13 = 7n-13

same as is =

5 times the number = 5n

increased by 5 = 5n+5

7n-13 = 5n+5

2n=18

n=9