x+2=
6/n +2
(x + y)/20
a common factor
To write an algebraic expression for "five less than the product of two and a number," let the variable ( x ) represent the number. The product of two and the number can be expressed as ( 2x ). Therefore, five less than this product is represented by the expression ( 2x - 5 ).
They are two terms of an algebraic expression.
6/n +2
The quotient of two and the sum of a number and twenty
(x + y)/20
a common factor
2x - 2
An algebraic expression need not be a difference of two terms.
8x = 72
8x=72
They are two terms of an algebraic expression.
2(-6n)
3x+2
The expression "the quotient of two and a number xxx" can be represented as 2 / xxx. Nine less than this quotient would be 2 / xxx - 9.