​fifteen years less than 8 times the​ age, a

Question

The statement " fifteen years less than 8 times the age, a" can be written algebraically as___

Answer 1

When you read a less than remember that means subtraction. The statement it should always be the reverse.

 

The word times means multiplication. Remember I do not know the age so, that is the variable which we call x.

 

Therefore that means 8x so, the algebraic expression equivalent to that is 8x-15