Amanda K. answered 11/15/21
Certified and Experienced Elementary and Special Education Teacher
Write an expression to represent: Four minus the product of one and a number x
For this type of problem, it is important to understand what the question is asking.
For example, if I said 5 minus the product of 8 and a number y, the equation would be 5-8y.
Here is a way to remember some of the language for subtraction when writing equations.
x minus a given number means you start with x and subtract the number
x less than a number means you start with the number and subtract x
I hope this helps. Good luck!