SOLUTION: Translate the phrase into a mathematical expression and then simplify. Five times a number decreased by twice the same number. Write the corresponding mathematical expression.

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Question 721051: Translate the phrase into a mathematical expression and then simplify.
Five times a number decreased by twice the same number. Write the corresponding mathematical expression.

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