SOLUTION: chris's age is two less than twice pauls age. write an expression for chris's age

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Question 404168: chris's age is two less than twice pauls age. write an expression for chris's age
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Let's first define our variables. Let c=Chris' age and p=Paul's age. Now we can convert to an algebraic expression.
Chris's age is two less than twice Paul's age
C=2p-2 remember twice means *2 and less than means minus.
So our answer would be 2p-2 