Question

30 decreased by the product of a number m and 4

Answer 1

To solve the exercise first in parts the given verbal expression:

*30 decreased by x, where x is any number it is written in an algebraic language like this

$30-x$

*the product of a number q and t, where q and t are any two numbers is written in an algebraic language like this

$\begin{gathered} qt \\ \text{ or} \\ tq \end{gathered}$

Therefore, the given verbal expression written as an algebraic expression is

$30-4m$