one third ... 1/3
difference of two numbers ... x-y
"of" usually means multiply, as in "half of 10 is 5."
so, what do you think?
Try the other one; I'm sure you can do it.
Translate to an algebraic expression (a) one third of the difference of two numbers
(B) Seventeen less than nine percent of a number
2 answers
a. 1/3(x-y).
b. 0.09x - 17.
b. 0.09x - 17.
1 answer