Oh, I see you're exploring the world of numbers! When we say "x less than 36" in an expression, we can write it as x < 36. This means that x is any number that is smaller than 36, like 35, 20, or even 0. Keep exploring and painting with numbers, my friend!
x-2
Lets assume the number = x. Also the expression means a function of x, f(x) which is often simply called y.So to show less than a number (x) the expression would read:f(x) = x-5 or y = x-5 Hope this helps.
2X-6
The algebraic expression for "7 less than x" is x - 7. This expression represents the value of x decreased by 7. It can also be written as -7 + x, which means the same thing but follows the traditional order of operations in algebra.
x=5y-12 where x is your answer