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Sam has 2 dollars less than Alex. How do we write this as an equation?

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Answer:

Explanation:

Represent the amount of money each of the boys has by S and A. Then, symbolically, S = A - 2. A is the larger amount, S the smaller, and A - S is the difference.

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Suppose Alex has x dollars
So
Sam has x-2
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