SOLUTION: I need help figuring out this phrase into a mathematical expression: five times a number minus twice the same number. What is the mathematical expression as well as the simplifie

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Question 701591: I need help figuring out this phrase into a mathematical expression:
five times a number minus twice the same number.
What is the mathematical expression as well as the simplified expression?

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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five times a number minus twice the same number.
What is the mathematical expression as well as the simplified expression?
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Let the number be "x":
5x - 2x = 3x
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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