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3 years ago

Twice the difference of a number and 2 equals 5

Mathematics

2 answers:

ololo11 [35]3 years ago

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Answer:

2(x -2) = 5

Step-by-step explanation:

If x represents the number, then the difference of the number and 2 is ...

x -2

Twice the difference is ...

2(x -2)

"equals 5" means that product is equal to 5. The appropriate equation is ...

2(x -2) = 5

_____

In case you want a solution ...

Dividing by 2, we get ...

x -2 = 5/2

Adding 2 gives the value of the number:

x = 2 +5/2 = 9/2

x = 4 1/2

The number is 4 1/2.

Novosadov [1.4K]3 years ago

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2-2x=5

When something says twice a number it’s always going to be multiplied by 2 and “a number will always be a variable

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