Question

Represent the following sentence as an algebraic expression, where “a number” is the letter x. You do not need to simplify Nine times the difference of 8 and a number

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

To write the sentence as an algebraic expression, we will break down the sentence into smaller parts

The difference of 8 and a number

let the number = x

we will be sutracting x from number 8 = 8 - x

The difference of 8 and a number = 8-x

nine times the difference:

We will multiply 9 by the difference we got

nine times the difference = 9(8 - x)