Question

What is the difference of -3 multiplied by a number and the product of two and another number

Answer 1

Let a number be "a" and the other number be "b".

-3 multiplied by a number "a" is:

$-3\cdot a$

The product of two and another number "b" is:

$2\cdot b$

And the difference between the numbers is:

$-3a-2b$

Answer: - 3a - 2b.