The difference of twice a number and 5 is 3. find the number. translate the word problem to an equation. which steps describes how to solve the equation?
a) add 2 then multiply by 1/5
b)multiply by 1/2 then add 5
c) add 5 then multiply by 1/2
d) subtract 5 then multiply by -1/2

Mariah is randomly choosing three books to read from the following: 5 mysteries, 7 biographies, and 8 science fiction novels. which of these statements are true? check all that apply. there are 20c3 possible ways to choose three books to read. there are 5c3 possible ways to choose three mysteries to read. there are 15c3 possible ways to choose three books that are not all mysteries. the probability that mariah will choose 3 mysteries can be expressed as . the probability that mariah will not choose all mysteries can be expressed as 1 −