Question

Which of the following represents "eight times the difference of a number and seventeen is thirty"?

A) 8N - 17 = 30
B) 8(N - 17) = 30
C) 8N - 17N = 30

Answer 1

8(N - 17) = 30

Explanation:

8(N - 17) = 30

8 Times

The Difference ( - )

a (N)umber

and seventeen (17)

is thirty ( = 30)

Answer 2

B) 8(N-17)=30
8 times a the difference of a number and 17 is 30