Five less than the product of eight and three

Question

write an expression to match the word given

Answer 1

8 * 3 - 5

Answer 2

Hello, thank you for taking the time to post your question!

The key on this type of question is that you want to translate the information given into a numerical expression. In this case since it’s saying to find five less than the product of eight and three, that means taking

(8 * 3) – 5           because first you would multiply 8 and 3 together, then you would subtract off the 5

I hope that helps get you moving in the right direction! Feel free to reach out if you have any additional questions beyond that :)