Question

Represent the following sentence as an algebraic expression, where "a number" is the letter x. You do not need to simplify.2 minus twice a number.

Answer 1

Given the statement:

2 minus twice a number.

Let's represent the sentence as an algebraic expression where the number is the letter x.

To represent the statement as an algebraic expression, we have:

A number is the letter x ==> x

• 2 minus twice the number ==> 2 - 2x.

Therefore, the algebraic expression that represents the sentence is:

2 - 2x

ANSWER:

2 - 2x