Question

Which expression represents "2 less than the product of 5 and a number"?

Answer 1

two less ( means minus 2) the product of (means multiply) 5 and a number.   
so you get (5n) -2

Answer 2

The expression represents "2 less than the product of 5 and a number" is (5x) -2.

What is expression?

An expression is "a set of numbers or variables that combined using the operations +, -, ÷, ×".

According to the question,

"2 less than" implies minus 2, "the product of 5 and a number" implies multiply a number by 5.

(5x) - 2 this the expression represents "2 less than the product of 5 and a number".

Hence, the expression represents "2 less than the product of 5 and a number" is (5x) -2 .

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