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Which phrase is not a way to state the meaning of the expression y-7

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"a number subtracted from 7" will be 7 - y.

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Answer:

B.

Explanation:

The options for this question are

A. 7 less than a number

B. A number subtracted from 7

C. A number minus 7

D. The difference between a number and 7

The given expression is


y-7

As you can observe, the expression two terms which are subtracting. However, it's important to pay attention to the right order of the subtraction. Notice that from a number is being subtracted seven units, so the choice we are looking for has to have the wrong order of the subtraction.

SO, option B has the wrong order of the operation, because states "a number subtracted from 7" which means
7-y which is not the case.

Therefore, the right answer here is B.

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