Twice the difference of X and five is -34

Answer 1

Need to translate words into an equation.

The difference of X and 5 translates to "X-5"

Twice the difference of X and 5 then translates to 2 * (X-5)

"is" translates to "=", so twice the difference of X and 5 then translates to

2(X-5) = -34

Multiplying out the left side of the equation:

2X - 10 = -34

Adding 10 to both sides of the equation:

2X = -24

Dividing both sides of the equation by 2:

X = -12