Question

What is twelve less than a variable
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Answer 1

x - 12

Explanation:

"twelve" - number

"less than" - switches the entire expression

"a variable" - a unknown number shown as a letter. can be x.

Now we have cut the entire word expression into smaller peices, we can combine it into a actual expression.

12 - x will turn into:

x - 12

Hope this helped.

Answer 2

x-12

Explanation:

Let the variable be x

12 less than x

x-12