Question

represent the following sentence as an algebraic expression, where \a number\ is the letter x.
2 is subtracted from a number.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the number

The number is represented by \( x \).

Step2: Subtract 2 from the number

To subtract 2 from \( x \), we write the expression as \( x - 2 \).

Answer:

\( x - 2 \)