SOLUTION: LET STATEMENT, CHOOSE VARIABLE AND STATE WHAT IS REPRESENTS, EXPRESS THE SECOND QUANTITY WITH VARIABLE YOU CHOSE -The larger of two numbers is 1 less than twice the smaller number.
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Question 957556: LET STATEMENT, CHOOSE VARIABLE AND STATE WHAT IS REPRESENTS, EXPRESS THE SECOND QUANTITY WITH VARIABLE YOU CHOSE -The larger of two numbers is 1 less than twice the smaller number. Write expression for smaller number minus the larger number Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source):
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let the larger number be and the smaller number
if the larger number be is 1 less than twice the smaller number , we have
expression for smaller number minus the larger number:
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