Question

8 less than the product of 12 and a number x" can be described by which algebraic expression?
(1 point)
Responses

12x – 8


8 – 12x


12 – 8x


8x – 12

Answer 1

Suppose you are building a brick border for a garden by stacking rows of bricks on top of each other. If the height of each brick is 2.5 inches and r represents the number of rows, which algebraic expression would represent the height of the brick wall?
(1 point)
Responses

2.5 + r


2.5r + r


2.5


2.5r

Answer 2

The correct algebraic expression to describe "8 less than the product of 12 and a number x" is 12x - 8.

Answer 3

The correct algebraic expression to represent the height of the brick wall is 2.5r.