SOLUTION: WRITE THE FOLLOWING PHRASE USING SYMBOLS. USE THE VARIABLE X TO REPRESENT THE NUMBER. A NUMBER DECREASED BY 1

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Question 100652: WRITE THE FOLLOWING PHRASE USING SYMBOLS. USE THE VARIABLE X TO REPRESENT THE NUMBER. A NUMBER DECREASED BY 1
Answer by tutorcecilia(2152) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = "a number"
Decreased by 1 = subtract 1 from the number
Solution: x-1