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Write an algebraic expression for the verbal expression, "17 less than k and 12"

User Xmechanix
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Answer:

k-5

Explanation:

"k and 12" : (k + 12)

"17 less than k and 12" : (k + 12) - 17

simplifying:

(k + 12) - 17

= k + 12 - 17

= k-5

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