Identify the symbolic interpretation of the statement: If a number is divided by two, the result is twenty.
A) $\frac { x} { 2 } = 20$
B) $2 x = 20$
C) $3 x = 20$
D) $x + 2 = 20$

Question

Identify the symbolic interpretation of the statement: If a number is divided by two, the result is twenty. 
A) $\frac { x} { 2 } = 20$
B) $2 x = 20$
C) $3 x = 20$
D) $x + 2 = 20$

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The statement "If a number is divided by two, the result is twenty" can be translated to the equation $\frac { x }{ 2 }=20$, where x is the unknown number being divided by two. Therefore, choice A, $\frac { x }{ 2 }=20$, is the symbolic interpretation of the statement.

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