Eight less than product of X and Y

Answer 1

eight less than the product of x and y

This is a ‘translating algebraic expressions’ question which means that we need to change the form of the English words into mathematical (algebraic) symbols. The key words ‘less than’ translate to a subtraction symbol, while ‘product’ means to multiply. Finally, order is important here as subtraction is not commutative: the answer to 8-5 is different than 5-8.

xy - 8

~this is the proper translation because eight should be subtracted from the product of two numbers

~think of how you would translate

”my brother is eight years younger (less) than me”

your age minus eight

Hope this helps!

Good luck, Jes

Answer 2

Good afternoon Rickhia,

If I understand your question correctly this is asking for you to represent the given information in the form of an equation. The question states "eight less than the product of X and Y," this can be represented as the following:

X * Y - 8

As the product of X and Y is X * Y, and they are asking you to subtract 8 from that value

Thank you!