One number is eight more than twice another if their difference is 25. The larger number is 42
difference of eight and a number
The number 0.8 - eight tenths - is larger than the number 0.008 - eight thousandths.
"the difference between a number and eight is twenty-two
2.648 is larger. The difference between the two is 0.008 or eight thousandths.
If the number is x, then abs(8-x) or |8-x|
difference of eight and a number
twice the difference of three times a number and eight
The number 0.8 - eight tenths - is larger than the number 0.008 - eight thousandths.
Nine is larger than eight.
1.8 is a larger number than 1.0. 1.0 is one while 1.8 is one and eight tenths so it is larger.
"the difference between a number and eight is twenty-two
x - (8 - x)
2.648 is larger. The difference between the two is 0.008 or eight thousandths.
If the number is x, then abs(8-x) or |8-x|
one third of the difference between ten and a number
n - 8 is the expression for the difference of eight and a number.'Number' is a variable, so the variable must be a letter (in this case, 'n'). 'The difference' is going to be the subtraction symbol that is in between the 'number' and eight, so it must be n - 8. It could, of course, be 8 - n.
Eleven