Translate the sentence into an equation. Twice the difference of a number and 9 is equal to 2. Use the variable x for the unknown number. square

## Step 1The problem asks us to translate the sentence "Twice the difference of a number and 9 is equal to 2" into an equation. The variable is used to represent the unknown number.## Step 2The phrase "Twice the difference of a number and 9" can be translated into mathematical terms as \(2*(x-9)\). Here, represents the unknown number, and represents the difference between the number and 9. The entire expression is then doubled, which is why we use \(2*(x-9)\).## Step 3The phrase "is equal to 2" translates to in mathematical terms.## Step 4Combining the expressions from Step 2 and Step 3, we get the equation \(2*(x-9) = 2\).