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Sixty :)
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The word "sixty."
Oh, dude, so like, the difference between the product of six and a number and negative two times the number is essentially the same thing. You're just multiplying and subtracting in a different order. It's like saying "I have six apples and take away two apples" versus "I take away two apples and then have six left." Same outcome, different way of getting there.
It's another way of saying subtract. If you have eight things and six are taken away, you are left with two things. 8 - 6 = 2
Two-thirds of six is not nine. Rather, two-thirds of six is four. You can find this by realizing that two-thirds of six is the same as six-thirds of two. This equates to two times two, which is four.
The 5-letter word you're looking for is "sixty." When you remove the letters "s" and "y," you're left with "ixt," which sounds like "six." Thus, the clever wordplay reveals that "sixty" has "six" left when two letters are taken away.
Two shillings and six pence.