Question

translate this phrase into an algebraic expression 59 Less than twice a number use the variable n to represent the unknown number

Answer 1

To write the given phrase as an algebraic expression you can identify what does each part of the phrase mean:

59 less than: You have to substract 59 to the other part of the phrase

twice a number: as the number is n, twice a number is 2n

Then, you get the next algebraic expression:

$2n-59$