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Six less than the product of four and a number xxx.

User Rwalter
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Answer:

4*x-6

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User Mattravel
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Answer: 4*X - 6

Explanation:

Let's decompose the phrase:

"six less than..." means that we subtract 6 to a number.

"The product of four and a number X" is 4 times a number X, so this is 4*X, so here we must subtract 6 units to this number, then, the phrase can be written as:

4*X - 6

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