Question

Which expression can be used to represent the phrase “Lamar decreased his collection of cards by seven”?(1 point)
Responses

7−x
7 minus x

7x
7 x

x−7
x minus 7

x+7
x plus 7

Answer 1

The expression that best represents the phrase “Lamar decreased his collection of cards by seven” is:

**x - 7**

In this case, "x" represents the original number of cards Lamar had, and "decreasing by seven" indicates subtracting seven from that total.