One less than the quotient of four and a number X

Answer 1

To solve this problem, we need to break down the problem. First, we'll look at "the quotient of four and a number x." A quotient is the "answer" part of a division problem. You find the quotient by dividing the dividend by the divisor. Since we're looking for the quotient of four and a number x, one of these values is the dividend, and the other is the divisor. Since the four came first in this statement, we can assume that four is the dividend and x is the divisor.

dividend/divisor= quotient

4/x=quotient

However, since the divisor is a variable, we can't simplify the value any further. Therefore, the quotient of this problem is 4/x

We aren't done yet though because we need to find "One less than the quotient of four and a number X."

We already found the quotient of four and a number x, therefore we can rephrase this problem to be "One less than 4/x." Anytime that a problem wants you to find a number less than a certain value, it means that you need to subtract the number from the value. "One less than 4/x" means "4/x minus 1."

Therefore, your final answer is 4/x-1.