How do you write a verbal expression for the algebraic expression #4d^3-10#?

1 Answer
Oct 10, 2015

Ten less than four times the cube of a number.

Explanation:

#4d^3color(blue)(−10)#
#color(blue)(10 " less than" ) color(white)("X")4d^3#

#"10 less than"color(white)("X") 4color(red) (d^3)#
#"10 less than"color(white)("X")4color(blue)(" a number cubed")#

#"10 less than " color(green)(4)" a number cubed"#
#"10 less than " color(green)("four times")" a number cubed"#

#color(brown)(10)" less than four times a number cubed"#
#color(brown)("Ten")" less than four times a number cubed"#