Choose the One Alternative That Best Completes the Statement or Answers

question 308

Multiple Choice

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Write a mathematical expression for the quantity described verbally.
-A number $x$ decreased by six and then doubled

• A) \(2 x - 6\)
• B) \(x - 26\)
• C) \(2 ( x + 6 )\)
• D) \(2 ( x - 6 )\)

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