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What is the expression for "the difference of five times a number and twice that number"? 5(2 - N) 5N - 2N 2N - 5N 5(N - 2)

What is the expression for "the difference of five times a number and twice that number"? 5(2 - N) 5N - 2N 2N - 5N 5(N - 2)
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What is the expression for "the difference of five times a number and twice that number"?

5(2 - N)
5N - 2N
2N - 5N
5(N - 2)

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"The difference of" means subtraction
"of 5 times a number" means 5N
"and twice that number" means 2N
So the statement is the subtraction of 5N and 2N

5N - 2N
The second option is correct.
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