How do you write the expression for "A number decreased

Sam Hardin

Sam Hardin

Answered question

2022-07-10

How do you write the expression for "A number decreased by 17 is less -4" than or equal to -4"?

Answer & Explanation

Zackery Harvey

Zackery Harvey

Beginner2022-07-11Added 21 answers

Step 1
Breaking the question down into its component parts:
A number decreased by 17 ? - 17
Is ? - 17 = ?
less than or equal to ? - 17 ?
-4 ? - 17 - 4
Step 2
let the unknown number (value) be x giving:
x - 17 - 4

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