How do you express the phrase "a number w less than 43" as an algebraic expression? Algebra Expressions, Equations, and Functions Variable Expressions 1 Answer Jim H Sep 18, 2015 43-w43−w Explanation: A number (that is) ww less than 4343 is, less than 4343 by the amount ww. That number is the result of decreasing 44 by the amount, ww. It is 43-w43−w Answer link Related questions How do you write the variable expression for: a quotient of 2 and the sum of a number and 3 ? What are variables? What are variable expressions? How do you write variable expressions? How do you evaluate variable expressions? How do you simplify the expression 3x-x+43x−x+4? How do you write a quotient of a number and 6 as an expression? How do you evaluate the expression 2x+12x+1 for x=1x=1? How do you write a product of a number and 2 as an expression? How do you write 5 less than 2 times a number as a variable expression? See all questions in Variable Expressions Impact of this question 2557 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License