The phrase "the difference between a number and 2" can be written as which variable expression? a.) 2 + x b.) x - 2 c.) 2x + 2 d.) 2x - 2

For this case, the first thing we must do is define a variable.

We have then:

x: unknown number.

We want to write the following expression in algebraic form:

"the difference between a number and 2"

By writing the sentence in algebraic form we have:

x - 2

A variable expression for the phrase is given by:

B.) x - 2

the correct answer is 1: 2

step-by-step explanation:

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to find the total number of combinations, multiply the quantity of each item by each other:

2 pairs of shoes x 3 pairs of shorts = 6 different combinations.