What is the algebraic expression for 13 less than x? Algebra Expressions, Equations, and Functions Variable Expressions 1 Answer mimi Oct 11, 2015 x-13x−13 Explanation: x-13x−13, because you're taking 1313 away from xx Answer link Related questions How do you write the variable expression for: a quotient of 2 and the sum of a number and 3 ? What are variables? What are variable expressions? How do you write variable expressions? How do you evaluate variable expressions? How do you simplify the expression 3x-x+43x−x+4? How do you write a quotient of a number and 6 as an expression? How do you evaluate the expression 2x+12x+1 for x=1x=1? How do you write a product of a number and 2 as an expression? How do you write 5 less than 2 times a number as a variable expression? See all questions in Variable Expressions Impact of this question 6005 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License