Question

two times the difference of a number and 4 is the same as 5 less than the number (Write out this equation)

Answer 1

A simple algebraic problem, look:

This is an equation in which to problems are set equal to each other, the first part is said to be 2 times the difference of a number and 4,

2(x - 4)

The second part says the first part is the same as five less than that number:

x - 5

So:

2(x - 4) = x - 5