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  • 12-09-2018
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15 decreased by twice a number

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AaronWiseIsBae
AaronWiseIsBae AaronWiseIsBae
  • 12-09-2018

The correct equation would be:

15 - 2n

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-AaronWiseIsBae

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conspiracytheoristfa
conspiracytheoristfa conspiracytheoristfa
  • 12-09-2018

Whenever a verbal phrase says "a number decreased by another number" the number that goes first is the minuend and the one that follows is the subtrahend. And the expression asks for 2 times said number so it's 15-2a (or any other variable)

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