SOLUTION: could someone please help me? translate "the difference between twelve times a number and the number" into a mathematical expression. thank-you

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Question 18247: could someone please help me? translate "the difference between twelve times a number and the number" into a mathematical expression. thank-you
Answer by Kuroinu(8) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The answer would be 12x-x. "X" is the number, so 12 times it would be 12x, and the difference between 12 times a number and that number would be 12 times the number minus that number, or 12x-x. Hope my explanation makes sense enough to help in the future.