One number is 5 more than twice the other number. It can be represented as

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$x - 2 y = 5$

$x - 5 y = 2$

$x + 5 y = 2$

$x + 2 y = 5$

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

First assign two variables for each number, then form an equation from the given statement and then rewrite the equation.

x be one number and y be the other number.

It is given that x is 5 more than twice the other number that is y.

$\Rightarrow x = 5 + 2 y$

It can be written as,

$\Rightarrow x - 2 y = 5$

Hence, the given statement can be expressed as $\Rightarrow x - 2 y = 5$ .

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