How do you translate the phrase into a variable expression: difference between a number and 2? Algebra Expressions, Equations, and Functions Variable Expressions 1 Answer Tony B Jan 14, 2016 Let yy be the dependant variable: Let xx be any number; Let the constant be c. Then y=x-cy=x−c : If c=2 then y=x-2y=x−2 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 1767 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License