which expression represents the statement below

Question

eight less than 3 times a number

Answer 1

The expression that represents "eight less than 3 times a number" can be written as:

\[ 3x - 8 \]

Here, \( x \) represents the unknown number. The phrase "3 times a number" translates to \( 3x \), and "eight less than" indicates that we subtract 8 from that product.