Question

Translate the phrase to an algebraic expression. twelve, less one-fourth of a number

Answer 1

et the number be represented by the variable "x"."One-fourth of a number" can be written as (1/4)x.So the phrase "twelve, less one-fourth of a number" can be translated to the algebraic expression:12 - (1/4)xTherefore, if you substitute a value for "x", you can evaluate the expression to get the corresponding result.