Twice the difference of a number and 1.

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Answer 1

2|x-1|

= twice the difference of a number and 1

or

2(x-1) = 2x-2

but it could also be

2(1-x) = 2-2x

using the absolute value sign instead of parentheses captures both

the difference of x and 1 which could be x-1 or 1-x,

the "difference" is usually treated as positive

regardess whether 1 or x is the larger