SOLUTION: Translate into algebraic symbol: Sum of the digits of a two-digit number if the tens digit is 2 less than the units digit x

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Question 1191747: Translate into algebraic symbol: Sum of the digits of a two-digit number if the tens digit is 2 less than the units digit x
Answer by ikleyn(52814) About Me  (Show Source):
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This two-digit number has the units digit x  and the tens digit (x-2).


So the sum of the digits is  (x-2) + x = 2x-2.    ANSWER

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