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Capitolo 1, Problema 121

In Exercises 121–128, write each English phrase as an algebraic expression. Then simplify the expression. Let x represent the number. A number decreased by the sum of the number and four

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Start by translating the English phrase into an algebraic expression. The phrase 'a number' can be represented by the variable x.
The phrase 'the sum of the number and four' means we are adding the number (x) and 4 together. This can be written as (x + 4).
The phrase 'a number decreased by' indicates subtraction. So, we subtract the sum (x + 4) from the number (x). This gives the expression x - (x + 4).
Simplify the expression x - (x + 4) by distributing the negative sign across the parentheses. This results in x - x - 4.
Combine like terms in the simplified expression. The x terms cancel out, leaving -4 as the simplified result.

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