Question

The difference between twice a number, x, and a smaller number, y, is 3. The sum of twice the number and the smaller number is –3. Which equations represent this situation?

Answer 1

Any ideas what `The difference between twice a number, x, and a smaller number, y, is 3` could represent in terms of an equation?

Answer 2

hint: "twice a number" means 2*x where x is the unknown number