Translate the following verbal statement into an algebraic equation and then solve:Use x for your variable.The difference of two times a number and five is eight.

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Hans Hohenfeld · Answer 1 · 2023-05-04T16:44:26+0000

According to the givn question we have the following verbal statement:

The difference of two times a number and five is eight.

The translation of this verbal statement into an algebraic equation would be the following:

2x - 5 = 8

So, to calculate the equation above, we would have to calculate the x value as follows:

First move the number -5 to the other side:

So,

2x=8+5

2x=13

x=13/2

x=6.5

The value of the x would be 6.5