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The algebraic expression for 11 minus the product of 5 and a number can be written as 11 - 5x, where 'x' represents the unknown number.
The product refers to multiplication. So the product of 5 and 2 means 5 x 2, which is 10. Then 10 - 10 is zero.
According to the statement twice a number minus 2 is 8 the answer is 5.
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