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How do you write an expression for: The product of #11# and the sum of a number and #-6#?

Answer 1

#11(x-6)#

This question asks you to write an expression written in English as a math expression, which is an important skill to have.

The term "and" indicates what we are multiplying together, and the result of a multiplication is called a product.

Sum is the answer to addition (you can also add negative numbers) The sum of # x and -6# is: #(x + (-6)) = (x - 6)#.

So, we are multiplying #11# by #(x-6)#

This is written as #11(x-6)#

If we try to follow BODMAS to simplify we hit a problem because we cannot simplify #(x-6)# in the bracket.

But we can apply the distributive law and get #11x -66#

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Answer 2

Nathan Axel

The expression for the given phrase is: (11 \times (x - 6)), where (x) represents the number.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.