Answer
$xy-12$
Work Step by Step
The product of $x$ and $y$ means:
$=x\cdot y
\\= xy$
Twelve less than means minus 12.
Thus, the given word phrase means:
$=xy-12$
Elementary Algebra
by Kaufmann, Jerome; Schwitters, Karen;
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
1285194055
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-405-9
Chapter 2 - Real Numbers - 2.5 - Translating from English to Algebra - Problem Set 2.5 - Page 81: 35
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