Answer
The difference of $a$ and $b$
Work Step by Step
The phrase "the difference of" is used to express subtraction between two numbers. Since $b$ is being subtracted from $a$, we may write this expression as "The difference of $a$ and $b$"
Elementary Algebra
by Kaufmann, Jerome; Schwitters, Karen;
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
1285194055
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-405-9
Chapter 2 - Real Numbers - 2.5 - Translating from English to Algebra - Problem Set 2.5 - Page 80: 1
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