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In a race, Jane ran 3 minutes less than twice as many minutes as Mike ran. Write an expression to represent the number of minutes Jane ran.

Use "n" as your variable

User Yoninja
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Answer:

n * 2 - 3

Explanation:

Let's say n is the number of minutes Mike ran then the expression would be

n * 2 - 3

User Changwei Yao
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Answer:

2n - 3

Explanation:

Hope this helps!

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