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Question 245322: translate into an algebraic expression, three less than a product of two numbers, how do i figure this out?
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
translate into an algebraic expression, three less than a product of two numbers, how do i figure this out?
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Let one of the numbers be "x"
Let the other number be "y".
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Expression:
xy-3
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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