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Translate the sentence into an equation.
Twice the difference of a number and 5 equals 2 .

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User BigBoy
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the answer would be 2(x-5) = 2
x can be any number
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User Cloudkollektiv
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2(number-5)=2
or
2•(number-5)=2

(can use any variable since you aren’t given a number to plug in
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User Gaurang
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