Translate the sentence into an equation. Twice the difference of a number and 4 equals 5 . Use the variable x for the unknown nu

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marusya05 [52] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-26T14:51:02+03:00

Answer:

2(x - 4) = 5

Step-by-step explanation:

Twice the difference means multiply by 2

"The difference of a number and 4" mean subtraction, a number here is 'x', so this translates to x - 4

"Twice the difference of a number and 4" means doulbe the difference of x and 4, so we get

2(x - 4)

"equals" means an equals sign, the equation is equal to 5, so we have..

2(x - 4) = 5

Irina18 [472] · Answer 2 · 2022-03-26T13:03:45+03:00

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Answer:

2(x-4) = 5

Step-by-step explanation:

2(x-4) = 5 since the difference of a number and 4 translates to x-4 and twice the difference translates to 2(x-4).