Question

Represent the following sentence as an algebraic expression, where "anumber" is the letter x.The difference of a number and 8.

Answer 1

Given,

The difference of a number and 8

Let the number be x

The result of subtracting one number from another is called the "Difference"

The difference of a number and 8 can be expressed below as

`x-8`

Hence, the algebraic expression of the difference of a number (x) and 8 is x - 8