Question

Represent the following sentence as an algebraic expression, where "a number" is the letter x. You do not need to simplify. 1 less than the product of 5 and a number. 1 less than the product of 5 and a number.

Answer 1

You can represent the sentence: one less than the product of five and a number. Using the letter x as the variable like such: 5x-1.