Translate into an equation or inequality to solve: Two more than twice the sum of a number and 12 is greater than the difference

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Scrat [10]

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Translate into an equation or inequality to solve: Two more than twice the sum of a number and 12 is greater than the difference

of the number and 5

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tamaranim1 [39] · Answer 1 · 2022-10-07T20:58:50+03:00

tamaranim1 [39]2 years ago

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Let say the number is 0.5
Then, sum of this number will be 0.5+0.5=1
Now two is twice of 1.
Hence, it proved to be correct.
And difference between 5 and 1 is 4 which is less than 12. It also match the question condition.

Answer: The number is 1.