Brookeliene B.

asked • 08/23/19

What is five less than four times a number in algebraic expression

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Tim T. answered • 08/23/19

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Greetings! Lets solve this shall we ?


So, we must find the mathematical expression from this verbal expression. Let the unknown number be x and the expression will yield


4x - 5, where 'less than' means 'subtraction'


I hope this helped!

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