Given any two numbers, how do you represent 8 less than half the product of the two numbers?

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-24T13:45:47

Suppose the two numbers are #a# and #b#

8 less than half the product of the two numbers is:

# (ab)/2 - 8#

Suppose the two numbers are #a# and #b#

The product of the two numbers is:

# ab #

Half the product of the two numbers is:

# (ab)/2 #

8 less than half the product of the two numbers is:

# (ab)/2 - 8#