Algebraic expression twice the difference of a number and 5. with x being "a number"

Find and simplify an expression for the area of five rows of x squares with side lengths of x centimeters.

According to the 2008 u.s. census, california had a population of approximately 4 × 10^7 people and florida had a population of approximately 2 × 10^7 people. which of the following is true? a. the population of california was approximately two times the population of florida. b. the population of florida was approximately twenty times the population of california. c. the population of florida was approximately two times the population of california. d. the population of california was approximately twenty times the population of florida.

(10. in the figure, a aabc is drawn tocircumscribe a circle of radius 3 cm ,such thatthe segments bd and dc are respectively oflength 6 cm and 9 cm. find the length ofsides ab and ac.