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Doubling the quantity of a number decreased by six is less than negative thirty six

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2x - 6 < -36
okay so doubling the quantity of a number means to multiply it by( 2 )sooo
it would look like this (2x)
then since it says decreasED meaning the ed is past tense and it comes after the 2x and the less than sign(<) takes the place of an equal sign and the over all answer is negative (-) thirty six (36)
so our answer 2x - 6 < -36 is correct:)
User Jonas Metzler
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Answer:

We could use:
2x-6<-36

Explanation:

Let the number be represented by x

Given is:

Doubling the quantity of a number ; means doubling 'x' which becomes 2x

Now we have to write '2x' decreased by six ; means 2x-6

Now the whole thing is less than negative thirty six ; means
2x-6<-36

Therefore, we could use:
2x-6<-36

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