Which expression represents “12 less than the product of n and 5”?

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Buc · Answer 1 · 2023-06-27T12:42:34+0000

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Which expression represents "12 less than the product of n and 5"?

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12-5n

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First of all, the "product" indicates that you multiply these numbers.

Here we are asked to multiply a number n times 5. This can be written as follows:

$\red{\textsf{\textbf{5n}}}$

Now, "12 less" indicates that we subtract 12 from something; in this case, this "something" is 5n:

$\red{\textsf{\textbf{\underline{\underline{12-5n}}}}$

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