The expression \( 5 - 3x \) represents:
The difference of five and three times a number.
This option correctly describes the expression where 5 is diminished by 3 times a variable (which can be interpreted as "a number").
Which phrase could the expression 5−3x
represent?(1 point)
Responses
Five more than three times a number.
Five more than three times a number.
The product of a number and five less than three.
The product of a number and five less than three.
The difference of five and three times a number.
The difference of five and three times a number.
The sum of three times a number and five.
The sum of three times a number and five.
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