Given the word problem:
The numerator of the expression is the product of 5 and the sum of x and y and The denominator is the product of negative 8 and x.
The numerator will be the value on top in a fraction.
Here, the numerator is the product of 5 and the sum of x and y ==> 5(x + y)
The denominator is the value below in a fraction.
Here, the denominator is the product of negative 8 and x ==> -8x
Therefore, the expression that fits this description is:
[tex]\frac{5(x+y)}{-8x}[/tex]