Try breaking these into sections.
Twice: 2 times
The sum of: add
A number: choose a variable, like x
---Thus "the sum of a number and 4" becomes "add x and 4" which, mathematically, is "x+4"
-----Continuing to put it all together, "Twice the sum of a number and four" becomes "2 times (x+4)" which, mathematically, is "2(x+4)"
Is: equals
-------"Twice the sum of a number and four is" becomes "2(x+4)="
23 less than: subtract 23. This one tends to trick people; "23 less than" will become "__ - 23", NOT "23 - __"
three times the number: 3 times x
---"23 less than three times the number" becomes "subtract 23 from 3 times x" which, mathematically, is "3x-23"
-------So the final phrase: 2(x+4)=3x-23"
Explain your question more
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The correct answer would be "Daryl received two 3's as scores on his paper from the readers, but Sheila received two 6's."
When placing a number in a sentence before an S, it is to always have an apostrophe. Along with this, this is the only sentence that uses the correct form of "readers", since in this sentence, "readers" is being used as a plural noun, not a possessive noun.
Possessive nouns contain an apostrophe to show that something belongs to someone else.
Ex: That cat is her's.
The possessive noun is "her's" because it's showing that she is the owner of the cat.
As for plural tense, it speaks for more than one person or object.
Ex: The cats scrambled up the tree.
The plural noun is "cats" because it's referring to more than one cat.
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Consecutive odd numbers are 2 apart
they are
x,x+2,x+4,x+6
10+2x=x+4+x+6
10+2x=2x+10
x=x
true
any consecutive odd integers will work
1,3,5,7 works
3,5,7,9 works
etc
