Write the phrase "the sum of the number and 23 less than that number" as a mathematical expression

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Kristopher Roy

1 May, 21:53

Write the phrase "the sum of the number and 23 less than that number" as a mathematical expression

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Amanda Charles · Answer 1

N - (23+n) less than is subtraction and sum is addition

Eden Ellison · Answer 2

x + (x - 23)

Step-by-step explanation: Sum means addition (something + something = SUM). The word "and" means its a separate problem so the parenthesis are used to create x - 23 because "less than" means subtraction.