Represent the following sentence as an algebraic expression, where "anumber" is the letter x.The difference of a number and 8.

Given,
The difference of a number and 8
Let the number be x
The result of subtracting one number from another is called the "Difference"
The difference of a number and 8 can be expressed below as
[tex]x-8[/tex]Hence, the algebraic expression of the difference of a number (x) and 8 is x - 8