Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 69%
Entry Exam
Passage / Scenario
Which of the following translates the phrase '5 less than 2 times a number' into a mathematical expression?
Correct answer
C
Rationale
To translate the phrase '5 less than 2 times a number' into a mathematical expression, you first express '2 times a number' as 2x. Then, '5 less than' indicates subtracting 5 from the result, leading to 2x - 5. Therefore, choice C, 2x - 5, correctly represents the given phrase in a mathematical expression.