What is an expression for the difference between n and 7?
2007-08-16 11:40:58 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
You get the difference of something when you subtract one number from the other. The difference between 16 and x, for example, would simply be "16-x"
Here is a hint: the difference between n and 7 would be n minus 7
The difference between 7 and n, though, would be 7 - n
So pay attention to what order the numbers are in.
Remember that there is NO equals sign in an expression.
2007-08-16 11:45:16 · answer #1 · answered by Betsy D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
n-7
2007-08-16 19:30:46 · answer #2 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
n-7 or 7-n
2007-08-16 18:43:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
difference indicates subtraction, so it's n - 7
it's not 7 - n because then the question would be:
What is the difference between 7 and n?
lol to the andy guy below, n is not a letter, it's an unknown
2007-08-16 18:43:12 · answer #4 · answered by pockethotrod 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
7 x 2 =14 and "n" is the 14th letter in the alphabet. Of course math was never exactly my best subject, to say the least.
2007-08-16 18:49:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well to start with n is a letter and 7 is a number
2007-08-16 18:44:18 · answer #6 · answered by andy t 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since difference means subtract (-) it would mean:
n-7
Hope that helps! : )
2007-08-16 20:57:39 · answer #7 · answered by Trice101 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
n-7
Difference means subtract
2007-08-16 18:45:16 · answer #8 · answered by ♥MsCullen♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋