Twice the difference of a number x and 3

2(x-9) = 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Difference indicates subtraction:

The difference of a number and

9

is

(

x

−

9

)

Twice the difference means

2

(

x

−

9

)

We know that the answer to this is

2

, so as an equation:

2

(

x

−

9

)

=

2

If you solve it we would have:

x

−

9

=

1

←

÷

2

x

=

1

+

9

x

=

10

The difference between

10

and

9

is

1

and twice

1

is

2

.

The number is correct.

Note that written as:

The difference of twice a number and

9

would have a different expression. This would be

2

x

−

9

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-362

step-by-step explanation:

(12)(4)+2(12)-34(12)+2(12)-3

  \/         \/         \/         \/

  48 +   24 -   408 + 24 - 3

      \   /               \   /

          72     -     432 - 3 = -363