How do you define a variable and write an expression for each phrase: a number minus the difference of the number and four?

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Answer 1 · 2016-07-17T11:09:27

$x -(x-4)$

Let's call the "number" referred to as $x$ .

The word DIFFERENCE is always linked with AND.

The DIFFERENCE between/of 10 AND 8 is 2. ( $10-8 = 2$ )

"A number minus ????" means $x$ - ????

"(A number minus) the (difference of the number and four)"

$" "x -" "(x-4)$

$x -(x-4)$