Given any two numbers, how do you represent 8 less than half the product of the two numbers?

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-24T13:45:47

Suppose the two numbers are $a$ $a$ and $b$ $b$

8 less than half the product of the two numbers is:

$\frac{a b}{2} - 8$ $(ab)/2 - 8$

Suppose the two numbers are $a$ $a$ and $b$ $b$

The product of the two numbers is:

$a b$ $ab$

Half the product of the two numbers is:

$\frac{a b}{2}$ $(ab)/2$

8 less than half the product of the two numbers is:

$\frac{a b}{2} - 8$ $(ab)/2 - 8$