Question

How do you write the phrase "12 less than the product of -3 and -6" as a mathematical expression?

Answer 1

`(-3*-6)-12`

Explanation:

"The product of" means that there will be numbers enclosed within parentheses which need to be multiplied. So we get `(-3*-6)`. "Twelve less than the product" means 12 will be subtracted from the product. So we get `(-3*-6)-12`.