Write an algebraic expression for the phrase:

Question

eight pounds less than five times the weight of a chicken

Let w = weight.

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Answer 1

How would you write "five times the weight of a chicken"?

Answer 2

w = weight of a chicken

five times the weight of a chicken = 5 w

Your algebraic expression :

8 < 5 w

Answer 3

8 < 5 w ... eight is less than five times the weight of a chicken

eight pounds less than five times the weight of a chicken ... 5 w - 8

Answer 4

5W - 8.