The words
sum or increased
means addition operation and its symbol is
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The word
less than
means subtraction operation and its symbol is
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The word
the sum of 6 and x
represents
.
The word
twice the sum of 6 and x
represents
.
The word
5 less than x
represents
.
The word
twice the sum of 6 and x, increased by 5 less than x
represents
.
The expression is
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Apply distributive property:
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Group like terms.
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Combine like terms.
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The expression is
and simplified expression is
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