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DIRECTIONS: Translate the verbal phrase into a variable expression or equation.
Type the expression/equation in the box below. Do not enter any spaces. All fractions need to be written as $1 / 2$ or 3/4. Include parentheses when necessary. Use x as the variable.
"Eight subtracted from the product of seven and a number"

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The mathematical expression for the verbal phrase 'Eight subtracted from the product of seven and a number' is \(\boxed{7x - 8}\)

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Step 1 :The question is asking to translate a verbal phrase into a mathematical expression. The phrase is 'Eight subtracted from the product of seven and a number'.

Step 2 :'a number' can be represented as x

Step 3 :'the product of seven and a number' can be represented as 7*x

Step 4 :'Eight subtracted from the product of seven and a number' can be represented as 7*x - 8

Step 5 :The mathematical expression for the verbal phrase 'Eight subtracted from the product of seven and a number' is \(\boxed{7x - 8}\)

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