Given:
Five and one half of 2 and one third.
To find:
The number for the given statement.
Solution:
Five and one half = 
2 and one third = 
The given statement is five and one half of 2 and one third.
Here, the word "of" is used for multiplication.
So, the expression for the given statement is:




Therefore, the required number is
.
The answer to your question is 3
Let's break this down:
The difference: Something's gotta be subtracted
Twice a number: So 2 times a number, or n
and 3: So we gotta subtract 2n and 3
is 11: The final answer is 11
So altogether is:
2n - 3 = 11