# Thread: Translating phrases into algebraic expressions.

1. ## Translating phrases into algebraic expressions.

7. Three times n. 3N
8. Two times D plus four. 2D+4
9. The Difference Between two times n and five. I really don't know :s I know its Subtraction..
10. The product of n and a number three less than n. I know its multiplication.

Help!

2. 9. Two times $\displaystyle \displaystyle n$ is $\displaystyle \displaystyle 2n$. What would be the difference between this and five?

10. Three less than $\displaystyle \displaystyle n$ is $\displaystyle \displaystyle n - 3$. What would be the product of $\displaystyle \displaystyle n$ and this?

3. Originally Posted by Prove It
9. Two times $\displaystyle \displaystyle n$ is $\displaystyle \displaystyle 2n$. What would be the difference between this and five?

10. Three less than $\displaystyle \displaystyle n$ is $\displaystyle \displaystyle n - 3$. What would be the product of $\displaystyle \displaystyle n$ and this?
9. 2n-5 ?
10. I don't understand :s

4. 9. 2n-5
10. n(n-3)