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Im really confused with this one.

Im really confused with this one.-example-1

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The expression 2x means 2 times x.
It also means x plus x.

These are appropriate descriptions:

2: The expression represents 5 plus 2 times x.
3: The expression represents 5 plus x plus x.
5: The expression represents the sum of 5 and 2x.
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