Question

My friend has 3 less than 2 times the number of oranges I have. If I take the number of oranges with me as x, what will be the number of oranges with my friend?

• A. $3x$
• B. $\frac{2x}{3}$
• C. $2x-3$
• D. $3x+2$

Answer 1

The correct option is C $2x-3$

My friend has 3 less than 2 times the number of oranges I have
If the number of oranges with me = x,
Then the number of oranges with my friend = $2\times x-3=2x-3$