Question

Write an algebraic expression for the quantity. Let x represent the unknown value.
Five times a quantity decreased by fourteen. The algebraic expression is ____

Answer 1

ANSWER:

Five times a quantity decreased by fourteen.The algebraic expression for the quantity is 5x – 14.

SOLUTION:

Given , "x" represents the unknown value .  

And Five times of a quantity is decreased by fourteen units .

We need to write an algebraic expression for the quantity .

Here the only unknown thing is the quantity .

So , x represents the quantity .

Now  according to the given information ,

Five times of quantity decreased by fourteen. This can be represented as follows:

= 5 $\times$ quantity – 14

= 5x – 14

Hence , the algebraic expression for the quantity is 5x – 14