Answer :
[tex]8x-(5x+2)[/tex]
Explanation
to convert the phrase into math terms we need to remember
[tex]\begin{gathered} difference\text{ is a subtarction} \\ difference\text{ of a and b }\Rightarrow a-b \\ \text{ a times is a multiplication} \\ a\text{ times b = a*b} \end{gathered}[/tex]Step 1
a)
Let x represents the number ,so
eigth times a number= 8x
five times the number=5x
two more than five times the number = 5x+2
Finally
The difference between eight times a number and two more than five times the number.
[tex]8x-(5x+2)[/tex]I hope this helps you