Question

How do you write the expression for \[-2\] times the quantity \[q\] minus \[3?\]

Answer 1

Hint: For writing the given statement into an expression firstly you have to understand the question. Here the word \['times'\] refers to \['x'\] multiplication.
And convert the given statement into expression form.

Complete step by step solution:
As we know that, you have to write the expression for \[-2\] times the quantity \[q\] minus \[3.\]
Hence the statement is converted into expression,
So,
\[-2\times q-3\]
\[=-2q-3\]

Hence the expression for \[-2\] times the quantity \[q\] minus \[3\] is \[-2q-3.\]

Note: As here for writing an expression we often here to interpret \[a\] written phrase. For example\[:-\] the phrase \['6'\] added to some number can be written as the expression \[x+6,\] where the variable \[x\] represents the unknown number.