Question

Select the sentence that represents the equation below.

Answer 1

Answer:

Eight less than four times a number is equal to two times the difference of double that same number decreased by three.

Step-by-step explanation:

The given equation is:

4x−8=2(2x−3)

We will try to translate the given equation in English.

We can see that the variable used is only one. On the left hand side of the equation 8 is being subtracted from 4 times of the variable and on the right hand side 3 is being subtracted from 2 times of variable and then being multiplied by two.

From the given option, correct answer is:

Eight less than four times a number is equal to two times the difference of double that same number decreased by three.