Write the algebraic expression for the following situation.
What is tom's age if tom is $4 y e a r s$ younger than his brother steve?

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Solution

An algebraic expression is an expression that has variables and constants and is connected by symbols of arithmetic operation.
The given statement,
What is tom's age if tom is $4 y e a r s$ younger than his brother steve?
Let the age of steve $= z y e a r s$
therefore, the expression of the given problem,
Age of tom $= (a g e o f s t e v e - 4)$
$= (z - 4) y e a r s$

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