Hi there!
We are asked to translate the following verbal phrase into an expression:
"the product of -29 and the difference of x and y"
I am going to start with the difference of x and y. The difference of two numbers means we are subtracting the numbers.
Similarly, the difference of x and y => x - y
Next, what is the product of -29 and x - y? The product of two numbers means we are multiplying two numbers.
When we're multiplying something by a difference, or a sum, we put the difference (or the sum) in parentheses, like this:
⇒ -29(x - y)
Therefore, the expression is -29(x - y).
-Best wishes!