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1. Algebraic Expressions

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Exercise 31 Page 356

What operation does less than represent?

Example Variable: Let h represent the height.
Example Expression: h - 8

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We are asked to define a variable and write an algebraic expression for the given sentence.

8 feet less than the height.

The key phrase in the sentence is ... less than ... This indicates that we should subtract two things. ... - ... The two terms that we are subtracting are the height and 8. Let h represent the height. h - 8 Note that this is only one of the multiple ways to algebraically express the given verbal expression.