Write and solve an expression for the following situation :9 less than the product of 5 and 7

Answer 1

First, we should understand some key words:

"...less than..." also means, "subtracted from"

"...the product of..." means the next numbers will be multiplied ( or "times"-ed).

ORIGINAL PHRASE: 9 less than the product of 5 and 7.

IN OTHER WORDS: 9 subtracted from 5 times 7.

"Subtracted from" is awkward, it means the first number should be taken away from the last number. I like to switch the numbers around and just say "minus" in between. For example "3 less than 5 is 2" could e written, "5 minus 3 is 2". Same meaning, different order.

WORDS SWITCHED AROUND: 5 times 7 minus 9.

Remember "times" looks like x

and "minus" looks like -

I'll let you take it from there. :)