Well, darlin', if you wanna get technical, "8 less than a number" simply means you gotta subtract 8 from that mysterious number you got floatin' around in your head. So, if your number is x, then 8 less than that would be x - 8. But hey, who am I to tell you what to do with your numbers?
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8 less than a number would be written as 8 - 5. or 8 - A
No! 8 less than a number, say X, would be X - 8.
It means subtract 5 from 8 or find the number that is 5 less than 8
The integer is 7
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3 and 3/8
The closest whole number to 3/8 would be 1. It is less than the first whole number.