Answer: x = 4
Step-by-step explanation:
We'll call the number "x."
"Twice the difference of a number and 3" means 2(x-3)
is equal to 2: =2
Put them together:
2(x-3) =2
2x - 6 = 2
2x = 8
x = 4
Check:
2(x-3)
Twice the difference of a number and 3 is equal to 2
2(4 - 3) = 2 ?
2(1) = 2 Yes
