Question

The width, w, of Ina's dining room table is 25 inches less than its length, l.

Construct an expression that shows the width of the table.

Answer 1

L-25=W

Explanation:

Because it says that the width of Ina's dining room table is 25 inches less that its length, that tells you that you will be subtracting 25 inches from the length of the table. So your equation can be written like:

L-25=W

W= L-25

w= l-25

l-25=w

Answer 2

W = L - 25

Explanation:

Given the width of the dining room table is 25 inches less than the Length L

The expression is thus

W = L - 25

Where w is the width and L is the length