a number y decreased by 4 times a number p (translate into an expression)

Question

thank you! i dont get it detail would be greatly appreciated

Answer 1

Hi Bella,

To write this expression, you would start with the number y.

The text "decreased by " means to subtract from y.

The text "4 times a number p" can be written as: 4p

The expression for all of these combined is:

y - 4p