What is the expression for "the difference of five times a number and twice that number"?

5(2 - N)
5N - 2N
2N - 5N
5(N - 2)

Question

What is the expression for "the difference of five times a number and twice that number"?

5(2 - N)
5N - 2N
2N - 5N
5(N - 2)

directrix · Answer

Let N be the number

five times a number is 5N

twice that number is 2N

difference means subtract

What do you think the answer might be?

anonymous · Answer

B?

directrix · Answer

I think B could be correct.

The language "the difference of five times a number and twice that number"
is not precise.

When I hear, "What the difference between 3 and 5," I think 3-5 AND 5 -3.

directrix · Answer

Whatever has been meant by this phrasing in your course is what you should use to select the answer.

directrix · Answer

If I were the one answering, I would go with your choice of B.