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2 less than the sum of x and y

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(X+Y)-2 that’s the answer
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Answer:

(x + y) - 2 or x + y - 2

Explanation:

"sum of x and y"

may be expressed mathematically as (x + y)

"two less than sum of x and y", can thus be written:

(x + y) - 2 or x + y - 2

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