Question

How do you write a verbal expression for the algebraic expression \[23f\]?

Answer 1

Hint: The above question is based on the concept writing the algebraic expression into verbal expression. The given expression 23f needs to be written in verbal expression that means it should be written as a mathematical statement that is expressed in words.

Complete step-by-step answer:
A verbal expression is a mathematical statement that is expressed by writing in words. We need to figure out which different terms will have what meaning by writing it in words.
The algebraic expression consists of variables, constants and mathematical operations like addition, division, multiplication and subtraction.
 Given the expression \[23f\] we need to represent the expression into words. So here we have a variable f and coefficient with number 23. Though there is no operation sign present between the number and the variable but actually there is an operation present which is multiplication.
Whenever we write two terms together and there is no operation sign between them that means the operation is multiplication.
So, we will write the above algebraic expression \[23f\] into a verbal expression. This verbal expression can be written in multiple ways:
\[23f\]-Twenty-three f,
twenty-three times f,
twenty-three multiplied by f,
Twenty-three products f.
Therefore, above are the verbal expressions.

Note: An important thing to note is that the above question given, has an expression which lacks the equal to sign variable, constants and mathematical operations unlike equations. Expressions are used to define equations. Two expressions that are equal represent an equation.