Question

Write the following expression and then simplify. 5 less than the the product of 6 and 7

Answer 1

To represent the product of 6 and 7, we could use (6)(7). To represent 5 less than this, we will need to subtract 5 from the expression. Using this, the expression would look like:

$\boxed{(6)(7) - 5}$

To simplify it, we should follow the order of operations. First, we will need to do the multiplication, and then we can do the subtraction. (6)(7) is equal to 42. Subtracting 5 from 42, we get 37. Thus, the simplification leads to 37.