Twice the sum of x and 3 is less than 5

2 (x+3) < 5

Let's see how we got this answer:

a. The 2 represents the word "twice" in the question.

b. The x+3 represents the "sum of x and 3"

c. and lastly less than 5 is represented by the less than sign

So that's how we got the answer 2 (x+3) < 5