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Translate the phrase into an algebraic phrase: "twice the difference of twenty and y" O A) 20y - 2 O B) 20 - 2y O C) 2(20 - y) OD) 2 - 20y

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twice the difference of twenty and y

Difference means subtraction:

difference of twenty and y = (20-y)

Twice means multiply by 2 (that difference)

2 (20-y)

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