Choose the One Alternative That Best Completes the Statement or Answers

Multiple Choice

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Write a mathematical expression for the quantity described verbally.
-Eight less than four times a number $x$

A) $8 x - 4$
B) $8 - 4 x$
C) $8 x + 4$
D) $4 x - 8$