The word
sum
means addition operation and its symbol is
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The words
difference or decreased
means subtraction operation and its symbol is
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The word
times
means multiplication operation and its symbol is
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The word
the difference of x and 2
represents
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The word
three times the difference of x and 2
represents
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The word
the sum of x and 10
represents
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The word
three times the difference of x and 2, decreased by the sum of x and 10
represents
.
The expression is
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Apply distributive property:
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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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