How do you write a verbal expression for the algebraic expression $6-4y$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-09-21T08:05:17

6 minus 4 times a number $y$

There are many other ways to write it such as "4 times a number $y$ subtracted from 6".

How do you write a verbal expression for the algebraic expression 6-4y6-4y?