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If n is your number, twice a number would be 2n. Three less than that is
2n – 3
.
What does one less than twice a number mean?
One less than twice a number is
seventeen
. 2x – 1 = 17. Twelve is the product of a number and three. 12 = 3x. Half of a number is twenty.
What is three less than twice a number is at least negative one?
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If n is your number, twice a number would be 2n. Three less than that is
2n – 3
.
How do you write less than twice a number?
We need to rearrange the word problem a little. When they are saying “4 less than twice a number”, that’s the same as saying “
twice a number minus 4
“. When you are asking for less than something, that indicates subtraction! We’ll abbreviate number to n .
What does less than twice mean?
“Less than” means
subtraction
, whereas “more than” means addition. Saying “twice a number” means that you are multiplying that number by 2.
What does 10 less than twice the number mean?
If the number is, say, N, then “10 less than twice the number” is
2N – 10
. Pretty simple. take the number given, multiply it by 2, then subtract 10 from the answer. If N is 7, then “10 less than twice the number” is 2*7 – 10 = 14 – 10 = 4.
How do you write twice a number divided by 6 is 42?
- twice a number: 2x.
- divided by 6: 2x/6.
- is 42: = 42.
What is 7 less than twice a number is?
Seven less than twice a number is
eleven
.
What does twice a number mean?
Next, “twice a number” means
to multiply the number by 2 giving
: 2×n or 2⋅n or 2n.
How do you write 7 less than twice a number?
- Let “a number” be represented by n.
- “twice a number” →2n.
- “twice a number and k” →2n+k.
- “7 less than twice a number and k” →(2h+k)−7.
What is 4 less than 2 times a number?
| A B | 4 less than a number x-4 | 3 less than 2 times a number 2x-3 | 2 times the sum of x and 6 2(x+6) | the quotient of 6 and a number 6/x |
|---|
How do you write twice a number?
Twice a quantity usually indicates to take two of the things in question; usually this indicates to multiply by 2. Thus “twice a number x” can be written symbolically as
2x
.
How do you write 5 less than 3 times a number?
1 Expert Answer
3 times a number can be written as 3x. Five less than 3x means you must
subtract 5 from 3x
.
What is a translation of two times the difference of a number and 7?
twice the difference of a number and 7 is equal to
9
.
Which way do the greater than signs go?
The greater than symbol means the
number on the left is greater than the number on the right
. The greater than or equal symbol means the number on the left is greater than or equal to the number on the right. The less than symbol means that the number on the left is less than the number on the right.
What is a number less than 15?
–
14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2
, 1 are all natural numbers less than 15.
