Translate verbal phrases and short contexts into algebraic expressions.
Translate structured phrases and contexts into expressions
Problem
Translate \(4\) less than \(\text{three}~\text{times}\) the sum of \(x\) and \(2\) into an algebraic expression.
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Translate from the inside outward. Group the sum of x and two first, multiply that whole quantity by three, and only then interpret “four less than” as subtracting four from the product. This order preserves which terms the multiplier reaches and prevents the final subtraction from being reversed.
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