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To write: A variable expression from the phrase “A number decreased by 11”.
Answer to Problem 3WE
The variable expression from the phrase “A number decreased by 11”is
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The phrase is “A number decreased by 11”.
The given phrase is “A number decreased by 11”.
The variable expression involves the variables and the mathematical operations where operation can be represented by the most commonly symbols
Consider the variable
The word “decreased by” corresponds to subtraction mathematical operations whose symbol is
First write the variable then write the mathematical operation whose symbol is
Therefore, the mathematical expression is
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