The quotient of a number and 6 is 5

Question

The quotient of a number and 6 is 5 x represent a number I am having problems Ruth word priblems

Answer 1

Hi Jennifer.  Hope this helps.

What is a quotient?
Answer:  the result of division.

 

So our word problem says:
A division problem of some number with 6 is equal to 5.

 

How do you write this?

SOME NUMBER / 6 = 5

 

Formalize it like this:
x/6 = 5

 

Now solve for x.

Answer 2

Hi Jennifer,

 

From the first sentence, we have

x/6 = 5

 

x = 30