Q. equation."49 is 3 less than twice a number:"Edit View Insert Format Tools
Identify Operation: Identify the math operation found in the phrase:"49 is 3 less than twice a number"The phrase says “3 less than” which indicates subtraction, and “twice a number” which indicates multiplication by 2.
Write Expression: Write an expression to represent “3 less than twice a number”. For subtraction, the order is important. The phrase “3 less than twice a number” means we first find twice the number and then subtract 3. Let the number be represented by n. Then twice the number is 2n. So, the expression is 2n−3.
Write Equation: Write an equation to represent “ ext{49} is ext{3} less than twice a number”. The sentence can be written as an equation where ext{49} is equal to the expression we found in Step 2. So, the equation is 49=2n−3.