The quotient of four and the sum of a number and one

Answer 1

This is why we represent math problems with mathematical expressions, not sentences - it's so much easier to understand that way!

So, let's break this sentence up:

The quotient of four and the sum of a number and one

The first operation given is in the form of "The quotient of a and b," which means a/b. In this case, a is four and b is the sum of a number and one. If I were to rewrite that sentence with parentheses as if it were an expression, it would look like this:

The quotient of (four) and (the sum of a number and one)

So we've determined that we're dividing four by the sum of a number and one. We can represent the latter as n+1. So, overall, we get 4/(n+1) as the mathematical expression of this sentence.

Answer 2

The sum of a number and one: n + 1

The quotient of 4 and n + 1: 4/(n + 1)