Translate this sentence into an equation. 23 less than Matt's score is 66. Use the variable m to represent Matt's score.
Matt's score ... m
23 less than m ... m-23
is ... =
and so on.
m-23 = 66.
To translate the given sentence into an equation, we need to identify key phrases and symbols.
The phrase "less than" indicates subtraction (-), and "Matt's score" represents the variable m. The word "is" represents the symbol "=".
So, let's write the equation:
m - 23 = 66