SOLUTION: Rewrite the phrase two less than a number as a variable expression. Explain how to evaluate when n=5.

SOLUTION: Rewrite the phrase two less than a number as a variable expression. Explain how to evaluate when n=5.

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Question 638365: Rewrite the phrase two less than a number as a variable expression. Explain how to evaluate when n=5.
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let's a number be , then
"two less than a number":
evaluate when :
......true

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