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76 decreased by twice a number. Use the variable n to represent the unknown number

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76 decreased by twice a number. Use the variable n to represent the unknown number.

Twice a number (n) means we multiply the unknown number n by 2:
2n

76 decreased by twice a number means we subtract 2n from 76 using the (-) operator
76 - 2n
 
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