One more than the quotient of a number and 28 is 9

Question

Need the answer to this. I find it confusing

Answer 1

Hi there,

The word, quotient, represents division.

We can write "the quotient of a number ( like x ) , and 28" in fraction form as : x

28

" One more than the quotient" would be written as: x + 1

28

Lastly, "is 9" would be written as: = 9

Combining all of these gives us:

x + 1 = 9

28

You can solve this equation using inverse operations:

x + 1 - 1= 9 -1

28

x = 8

28

28 •x = 8 • 28

28

x = 224

The missing number is 9.

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