SOLUTION: What does "two times as many apples than there are oranges" look like in equation format?

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Question 477912: What does "two times as many apples than there are oranges" look like in equation format?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

Letting x represent the number of oranges

the 2x represents the number of apples