Question

How do you write an algebraic expression for the phrase "thirty-six subtracted from a number"?

Answer 1

`x-36`

Explanation:

The word to note here is 'FROM'.

We would write `6` subtracted from `10` as:

`10 - 6`

In this case we have '`36` is to be subtracted from a number'
(which we do not know, but we can call `x`)

`x-36`