Given:
The statement is "the difference of 18 and 12".
To find:
The expression for the given statement.
Solution:
We have,
Given statement = The difference of 18 and 12.
We use subtraction, to find the different between two numbers and subtraction is represented by negative sign. So, we need to subtract second number form the first number.
The difference of 18 and 12 = 18 - 12
Therefore, the required expression for the given statement is 18-12.