How do you write the phrase "12 less than the product of -3 and -6" as a mathematical expression?

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Meave60
Jan 26, 2016

(-3*-6)-12(−3⋅−6)−12

Explanation:

"The product of" means that there will be numbers enclosed within parentheses which need to be multiplied. So we get (-3*-6)(−3⋅−6). "Twelve less than the product" means 12 will be subtracted from the product. So we get (-3*-6)-12(−3⋅−6)−12.

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