document.write( "Question 1045788: write the phrase as an algebraic expression and simplify if possible.\"the difference of twelve and twice a number, divided by 6\" \n" ); document.write( "

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let x be the number.
\n" ); document.write( "the formula would be:
\n" ); document.write( "(12-2x)/6\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the difference of a and b means a - b.
\n" ); document.write( "the difference of b and a means b - a.
\n" ); document.write( "the comma indicates that you first take the difference of 12 and twice a number and then divide the result by 6.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "it's not always clear cut, and the word problems are not always written well enough to make it clear, but following the guidelines referenced below should help.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "here's some references:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "http://www.purplemath.com/modules/translat2.htm\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "http://www.algebralab.org/lessons/lesson.aspx?file=Algebra_OneVariableWritingEquations.xml\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "http://www.regentsprep.org/regents/math/algebra/ae2/ptranssolveq.htm\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "http://faculty.ccbcmd.edu/~lwalte19/Math081C5S7Text.pdf \n" ); document.write( "

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