Question

Hi! Could you help me me out and solve these two problems? "eight less than the product of seven and xxx", and "the sum of six and the product of three and d". Thank you!

Answer 1

Given:

The given statement are:

a. Eight less than the product of seven and x.

b. The sum of six and the product of three and d.

To find:

The expression for the given statements.

Solution:

a.

Product of 7 and x is 7×x = 7x.

Eight less than the product of seven and x is 7x - 8.

Therefore, the required expression for the statement "Eight less than the product of seven and x" is 7x-8.

b.

Product of 3 and d is 3×d = 3d.

The sum of six and the product of three and d is 6+3d.

Therefore, the required expression for the statement "The sum of six and the product of three and d" is 6+3d.