Question

Write the phrase as an expression.

the difference of 14 times a number m
and 8 times a number n

Answer 1

(14 x m) - (8 x n)

Explanation:

To write a phrase as an expression, we are just turning a sentence into an equation. "The difference" means it involves subtraction. It then gives us two separate groups (14 times a number m) AND (8 times a number n). Those can be interpreted to 14 x m and 8 x n.

*because of order of operations (PEMDAS) you can also omit the parenthesis and write the expression as "14m - 8n"