Question

How do you define a variable and write an algebraic expression for the phrase: The difference of 8 and a number?

Answer 1

The answer is: `8- n`

Explanation:

The variable could be anything I just put `n` because number starts with n. The expression: you are subtracting a number from eight. When they say difference or quotient the number that comes first in the phrase comes first in the expression.

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