How to translate "7 less than twice a number and k" into a mathematical expression?

Norah Terrell

Norah Terrell

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2023-02-04

How to translate "7 less than twice a number and k" into a mathematical expression?

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incesounckb1

incesounckb1

Beginner2023-02-05Added 6 answers

This could be understood as follows in the absence of any punctuation that would clarify the meaning:
"7 less than, twice a number and k"
"7 less than ...." means subtract 7 from a number.
"Twice a number means "2 times a number"
"Twice a number and k means add k .
Use x as the number.
Combining these two sentences results in
2 x + k - 7
the statement could also be read as:
"7 less than, twice, a number and k"
2 ( x + k ) - 7

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