Answer: [tex]5x^{3} - 2[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
In mathematical language, when we are asked for the difference of two numbers, we have to make a subtraction.
In addition we are given the two terms we have to substract:
5 times x cubed and 2
When in written language we read "a number times another number" this means there is a multiplication. And when that "number is cubed", this means the number is elevated to the power of three.
Hence
5 times x cubed is [tex]5x^{3}[/tex]
And The difference of 5 times x cubed and 2 is [tex]5x^{3} - 2[/tex]
