Question

Machines used for mixing cocoa powder with milk chocolate is 3 less than the product of nine and five.


The correct expression for this statement is .

• A. (3 $\times$ 5) - 9
• B. 5 - (9 $\times$ 3)
• C. (9 $\times$ 5) - 3
• D. 3 - (9 $\times$ 5)

Answer 1

The correct option is C (9 $\times$ 5) - 3

Here, the statement "less than" means subtraction.

So, we have to subtract 3 from the product of 9 and 5.

Product of 9 and 5 can be written as:


If we subtract 3 from it, the expression will be:



Hence, (9 $\times$ 5) - 3 is the correct expression.