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

Question

Responses

x+7
x plus 7

7−x
7 minus x

x−7
x minus 7

7x

Answer 1

The expression that can be used to represent the phrase "Lamar decreased his collection of cards by seven" is:

x − 7 (x minus 7)

This is because "decreased by seven" indicates subtracting 7 from the original amount represented by x.