Let x represent the number. Write the English phrase as an algebraic expression.
-Eleven times a number decreased by one-third of the same number.
A) $11 x - \frac { 1 } { 3 }$
B) $11 x - \frac { x } { 3 }$
C) $11 \left( x - \frac { 1 } { 3 } \right)$
D) $\frac { x } { 3 } - 11 x$

Question

Let x represent the number. Write the English phrase as an algebraic expression.
-Eleven times a number decreased by one-third of the same number. 
A) $11 x - \frac { 1 } { 3 }$
B) $11 x - \frac { x } { 3 }$
C) $11 \left( x - \frac { 1 } { 3 } \right)$
D) $\frac { x } { 3 } - 11 x$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The correct expression is $11x - \frac{x}{3}$ because it represents multiplying the number $x$ by 11 and then subtracting one-third of the same number $x$.

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