The difference is the answer to a subtraction problem and quotient is the answer to a division problem:
y = N - 4/N
Tonya J.
asked • 08/08/18The difference of a number and the quotient of 4 and the same number
How do I translate this from English to Algebra?
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Lauren H. answered • 08/08/18
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Difference means minus or subtract.
A number means, for example, x.
Quotient is dividend/divisor.
So... Maybe the expression translates to: x - 4/x, (or it could be: x - x/4)
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