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3 Select the correct answer. How can you write the expression 7(b – 2) in words? A. two subtracted from the quotient of seven divided by b B. seven added to difference of b minus two C. the quotient of seven divided by b minus two D. two subtracted from seven times b E. the product of seven and the difference of b minus two

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Answer:

E. the product of seven and the difference of b minus two

Step-by-step explanation:

7(b-2)

seven is being multiplied by the difference of b minus 2

So this can be written as the product of seven and the difference of b minus two.

Reasons its not the other answer choices

A. two subtracted from the quotient of seven divided by b would be (7/b) - 2

B. seven added to difference of b minus two would be 7 + (b-2)

C. the quotient of seven divided by b minus two would be 7/(b-2)

D. two subtracted from seven times b would be 7b - 2

Key Vocabulary:

Difference = Subtraction

Product = Multiplication

Quotient = Division

Answer ↓

The product of seven and the difference of b minus 2

Calculations / Details ↓

First of all the difference of 2 numbers indicates that we subtract these numbers .

For instance , here we subtract :

b - 2

so we have the difference of b minus 2

then the product means we multiply .

For instance , here we multiply 7 times the difference of b and 2 .

A number / variable before the parentheses indicates that we multiply that number times the parentheses .

So the  option is E.

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