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Select the choice that translates the following verbal phrase correctly to algebra: one half of a number decreased by 16

A.n minus 16 over 2
B.one halfn − 16
C.one half(n − 16)
D.n − one half(16)

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It would be n/2 - 16

So I think that B describes the phrase...
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