Question

How do you write the phrase into algebraic expressions: five dollars less than Yumi's pay?

Answer 1

`p-5`, where `p` represents Yumi's pay

Explanation:

To write an algebraic expression, we need to represent Yumi's pay as a variable (I chose `p`).

The question says five dollars less, which means five (dollars) needs to be detracted/subtracted from `p` (Yumi's pay).