How do you translate "eight times a number T less three" into a mathematical expression?
1 Answer
Dec 13, 2015
The expression is
Explanation:
In order to translate this into an expression, first look for the variable. In this problem, the variable happens to be
From there, we look for operations that are applied to it. In this case, it is "eight times"
"eight times" is the same as multiplying by 8, so we multiply
Finally, we translate "less three". "Less three" is the same as subtracting 3, so we subtract 3 from
The expression is
