SOLUTION: The product of 3 and a number decreased by 50.

Question 74338: The product of 3 and a number decreased by 50.
Answer by cathieb1225(41) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The product of 3 and a number decreased by 50
Let x stand for the unknown number.
Decreased is the same thing as subtraction.
Product means that you are going to multiply by 3.
So, the expression is 3(x-50)
To simplify, use the distributive property and multiply both terms in the parentheses by 3
The answer is 3x-150. This is as far as you can simplify it.
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