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Melanie is 5 years younger than twice Michael's age. Which expression represents Melanie's age? * a 5 - 2x b 5 + x c 2x - 5 d 2x + 5
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Melanie is 5 years younger than twice Michael's age. Which expression represents Melanie's age? *

a 5 - 2x
b 5 + x
c 2x - 5
d 2x + 5

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Answer: c) 2x-5

We can represent two times micheal’s age as 2x, and 5 years younger would be you subtract 5
So the answer is 2x-5
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