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The sum of two numbers is five. If n is used to represent the smaller number, translate "three less than two times the larger number" into an algebraic expression written in terms of n. Simplify your answer.
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The sum of two numbers is five. If n is used to represent the smaller number, translate "three less than two times the larger number" into an algebraic expression written in terms of n. Simplify your answer.

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I think that the answer is four because it makes much more sense but five is not greater than five or less than five so I don’t know. Try four though sorry if it’s wrong though.
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