document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=739726>Question 739726</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the algerbaic expression for \"a number less than 7\"? In my maths test I wrote n<7 as the answer but this was marked as wrong. I didn't think that the equation could be 7-n because if n=0 or less then the answer would be 7 or more.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You're expression is correct if it's asking for a number that is less than 7.  <P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But if the problem is asking for some number less than seven as in seven less some number, then it's 7-n.  For example:  4 less than 7 is 7-4.<BR>\n" );
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