Mark B. answered • 10/09/18
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PhD Candidate and Algebra I Tutor with 20 Years of Experience
Good Morning, Ella,
The expression you want to create comes directly from the word problem.
When you see the word product, you can know that it means multiplied, and when you see one less than that product you subtract 1 from the two terms multiplied.
Therefore:
5x -1 is the expression that satisfies the above. Your product is created by multiplying the 5 and x and then subtracting one.
5x -1 is the expression.
I hope this helps and wish you a great day.
The expression you want to create comes directly from the word problem.
When you see the word product, you can know that it means multiplied, and when you see one less than that product you subtract 1 from the two terms multiplied.
Therefore:
5x -1 is the expression that satisfies the above. Your product is created by multiplying the 5 and x and then subtracting one.
5x -1 is the expression.
I hope this helps and wish you a great day.
