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1.2 Exercise 149

Avg difficulty 2.5

Translate the phrases into algebraic expressions.

Greg has nickels and pennies in his pocket. The number of pennies is seven less than twice the number of nickels. Let nn represent the number of nickels. Write an expression for the number of pennies.

OpenStax Elementary Algebra 2e, 1.2 Use the Language of Algebra, exercise 149

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