Question

Which algebraic expression represents the phrase below? Five times the difference of one- half of a number and two

Answer 1

so what does "a number" mean?

Answer 2

X

Answer 3

so one half of a number is 1/2x right?

Answer 4

what is the difference between 1/2x and 2. How do you express that with an equasion?

Answer 5

Which algebraic expression represents the phrase below? Five times the difference of one- half of a number and two

Answer 6

Do you know what difference means?

Answer 7

Difference is subtraction

Answer 8

yes

Answer 9

so multiply all that by 5, and you get 5(1/2x - 2)

Answer 10

thats your answer

Answer 11

Thank you

Answer 12

I'm just not getting how to use variables to represent numbers😱