Answer:
First Box is: 5 - 2x
Second Box is: 5(x + y)
Third Box is: (5 - x)²
Explanation:
The First one said "Five less than twice a number"
- It said Five less than, meaning 5 (subtract)
- Twice mean 2 and a number means a VARIABLE.
- Answer: 5 - 2x
The second one said "Five times the sum of two numbers"
- Five times means 5 (multiplication)
- Sum means adding and two numbers means two variables.
- Answer: 5(x + y)
The thrird one said "The difference of 5 and a number, squared"
- The difference means subtracting of 5
- a number means a variable
- squared, means an exponent of 2
- Answer: (5 - x)²
All of these answers seems to fit the descriptions.