the quotient of four times a number and nine

Question

translate each phrase into a algebraic expression

 

Answer 1

"The quotient of four times a number and nine. "

A quotient means a ratio or one quantity being divided by another, or in algebraic terms (a/b). In this case, the first quantity is "four times a number" represented in terms of x as (4x). The other quantity is just the number 9. 

 

dividing the 4 times x by 9 gives us the following:

 

(4x)/9