2x - 7 = -1
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To say that 2 is less than twice a number and four means, algebraically, that 2 < 2x + 4. This simplifies to -2 < 2x or x > -1. This is not a quotient, however, so perhaps your question was not clearly worded.
Given a number N, you would have: 2*N - 5
To find 2 less than twice a number, you would first multiply the number by 2 and then subtract 2 from the result. In mathematical terms, this can be represented as 2x - 2, where x is the number in question. For example, if the number is 5, then 2 less than twice the number would be 2(5) - 2 = 10 - 2 = 8.
x / (2y - 7)
2x-3 , where x is the number referred to in the question