Question

Write a numerical expression for the verbal expression.

fourteen decreased by three times four
the answer is 14-3x4

Answer 1

The answer is 2.

Explanation:

The first step in solving an equation is to look at PEMDAS.

Parenthesis

Exponents

Multiplication

Division

Addition

Subtraction

This tells you the order in which to solve.

For this problem, you start with multipilcation, so we first take 3x4 which equals 12.

Then, you would take 14-12 which give you 2.