Question

How do you translate the following statement "the difference of twice a number p and 3" into an algebraic expression?

Answer 1

`2p-3`

Explanation:

`color(white)(rarr )"the difference of "color(white)("xxx")underbrace("twice a number p")" and 3"`

`rarrunderbrace("the difference of "color(white)("xxxxxxxxx")2pcolor(white)("xxxxxxx")" and 3)`

`rarrcolor(white)("xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx") (2p-3))`

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