What is the algebraic expression for the word phrase, "31 less than k and 15"
A) 31k + 15
B) k - 31 + 15
C) 31 - k + 15
D) 31 < k + 15****
I do not know if that means
(k-31) + 15 which is B
or
(k+15) - 31 which is also B
( creepy question )
If it were
31 ... is... less than k and 15 I would agree with your answer D by the way
To find the algebraic expression for the word phrase "31 less than k and 15", we need to translate the phrase into mathematical symbols.
The phrase "31 less than k" can be represented as "k - 31", where k is the variable.
Now we need to include the "and 15" part. Since it is an additional quantity to consider, we add it separately.
So the algebraic expression for the given word phrase is: k - 31 + 15.
Therefore, the correct answer is B) k - 31 + 15.