twice a number decreased by 12

Question

pooja195 · Answer

Twice=2
a number= x
decreased means to subtract
12

mathstudent55 · Answer

First, choose a variable for the unknown number.
Do you like x?

pooja195 · Answer

Make the equation c:

anonymous · Answer

uh

mathstudent55 · Answer

$\sf \text{twice a number decreased by 12}$

Take it one step at a time:

$\sf \text{twice }\color{red}{\text{a number} } \text{ decreased by 12} $

$~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\color{red}{x}$

anonymous · Answer

can i just have a anser

pooja195 · Answer

No

anonymous · Answer

i have 100 of these and i need this one

mathstudent55 · Answer

$\sf \color{green}{\text{twice }} \color{red}{\text{a number} } \text{ decreased by 12} $

$~~~~~~~~\color{green}{2}\color{red}{x}$

mathstudent55 · Answer

$\sf \color{green}{\text{twice }} \color{red}{\text{a number} } \color{purple}{\text{ decreased by 12}} $

$~~~~~~~~~~~~~\color{green}{2}\color{red}{x} \color{purple}{- 12}$

pooja195 · Answer

Wow

mathstudent55 · Answer

That is how you do it.
Don't worry, you won;t have to use colored pencils on your work.
The colors just show you how to do it one step at a time.