How do you translate 9x - 1/3 to an English statement?

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Joshua Z.
Nov 27, 2017

Let's take this step by step. Overall, we are subtracting two numbers, so our final statement should sound like: "The difference between _ and _." So, how do we say the two numbers? 9x is the product of 9 and x. 1/3 is just one thirds. Therefore, your final statement should be:

"The difference between the product of nine and x and one thirds."

Another way to say it:

"The product of nine and x minus/subtracted by one thirds."

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