Which statement could be represented by the expression 3m2 - 7?

Question

Three times the square of a number less than seven

The square of three times a number decreased by seven

Seven less than three times the square of a number

The square of a number less seven times three

Answer 1

The expression \(3m^2 - 7\) can be best represented by the statement:

Seven less than three times the square of a number.

This is because \(3m^2\) represents "three times the square of a number" and the \(- 7\) indicates that you are decreasing that result by seven.