five more than the product of two and a number, decreased by seven;

evaluate when a = 8

A 2-column table with 7 rows. Column 1 is labeled Key Words with entries five, more than, product, two, a number, decreased by, seven. Column 2 is labeled Replace with entries 5, +, times, 2, a, minus, 7.

Write and evaluate the expression. Then, complete the statements.

First, write the expression
.

Second,
8 in for the variable, a.

Third,
by using
✔ order of operations
.

The answer is
.