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4 April, 10:31

Represent the following sentence as an algebraic expression, where "a number" is the letter x.

Eight times the difference of 5 and a number.

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  1. 4 April, 13:51
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    By the difference of "5 and a number", I assume you mean that number minus 5. In that case, the expression is 8 times (x-5).

    If by "the difference of 5 and a number" you mean 5 minus that number, then the expression is 8 times (5-x).
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