Question 11 which of the following algebraic expressions can be used to express the statement "five less than y squared? " a. 5 − 2y b. 2y − 5 c. y2 − 5 d. 5 − y2 show your work : )

Answer The option C
Y^ - 5. 5 less means subtraction

Best answer that i found on yahoo ok   set :   x= length of 2nd piece in cm  x- 3= length of 1st piece in cm  x-4= length of 3rd piece in cm  then since you know they all came from the 20 cm ribbon you add them together and set them equal to 20x+ x-3 +x-4 = 20  3x - 7= 20  3x= 27  x= 9  the shortest piece is the third piece which is x- 4  x-4  9-4 = 5  the length of the smallest piece is 5 cm.  the other lengths are  9 cm  6 cm

A. -10 is the value of x