Question

The product of t decreased by 4 and 8 more than t

Symbolic form:

This represents a mathematical Select an answer

Answer 1

Explanation:

step one:

The question is actually incomplete, but we can make do with information we have.

step two:

seeing that this is a word problem, we need to convert the statement to mathematical expression.

1. t decreased by 4 is (t-4)

2. 8 more than t (t+8)

step three:

therefore the product of t decreased by 4 and 8 more than t

= (t-4)*(t+8)

we can proceed by opening the brackets

`=t(t+8)-4(t+8)\\\\=t^2+8t-4t+32\\\\`

collecting like terms we have

`=t^2+8t-4t+32\\\\=t^2+4t+32`