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Write the statement below as a math expression twice the difference of a number and eight A. 2n+8 B. 2n-8 C. 2(n+8) D. 2(n-8)

Write the statement below as a math expression twice the difference of a number and eight A. 2n+8 B. 2n-8 C. 2(n+8) D. 2(n-8)
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Write the statement below as a math expression

twice the difference of a number and eight

A.
2n+8

B.
2n-8

C.
2(n+8)

D.
2(n-8)

User Iurie Manea
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D. 2(n-8)

The difference of a number and eight is separate from being multiplied by 2 which is why you would use parenthesis.
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