Question

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

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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.