Question

Which of the following verbal expressions represents the algebraic expression 2x – 8?
A.
eight less than twice a number
B.
the difference between eight and twice a number
C.
twice eight less than a number
D.
twice a number and eight

Answer 1

It's not C or D..

Answer 2

B?

Answer 3

"The difference between A and B" means A - B

Not B - A

Answer 4

I know what each of them mean. ._. I've already went over this in my lesson.

Answer 5

And also, "B less than A" means A - B

Because after all, whatever A is, A - B is B less than it, right?

Answer 6

Well, I was trying to help the original asker understand what they mean. That is more useful than giving them answers.

OpenStudy values the Learning process - not the ‘Give you an answer’ process.
Don’t post only answers - guide the asker to a solution.
http://openstudy.com/code-of-conduct

And you seemed to be suggesting to them that the answer was B, which it is not.

Answer 7

I wasn't suggesting, I GUESSED. I don't know the answer 100% either (OP doesn't). I didn't provide the answer for OP so you can't quote me on the rules.

Answer 8

Well, I'm not sure how you feel that "guessing" about an answer to a question that you don't fully understand is helpful to the OP. The purpose of OS is to provide meaningful help to learn the concept.

If you don't know either, then by all means, jump into the thread and say "I'm stuck on this one too...." but when you eliminate answers (without explaining why) and then "guess" wrong answers, you do nothing to further either your understanding, or that of the OP.

And certainly, if you "know what each of them mean" then there should be no need to guess. If you know what B means, then you know that it is NOT correct.

Answer 9

._. Is all of that really necessary? Am I harming you or offending you in any way? I simply guessed an answer, probably just as OP will do because he won't check back here like most students. It is not a big deal for me to guess an answer because millions of users do that.