Let X Represent the Number $11 x - \frac { 1 } { 3 }$

question 163

Multiple Choice

Let x represent the number. Write the English phrase as an algebraic expression.
-Eleven times a number decreased by one-third of the same number.

• A) \(11 x - \frac { 1 } { 3 }\)
• B) \(11 x - \frac { x } { 3 }\)
• C) \(11 \left( x - \frac { 1 } { 3 } \right)\)
• D) \(\frac { x } { 3 } - 11 x\)

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