how to write the problem ten subtracted from the quotient of a number and seven is less than negative six

Answer 1

Hi Lakken,

Here is how that math exercise breaks down:

First we need to identify “a number” as an unknown variable in the equation. We’ll make that variable ’x’. And to find the quotient of that number (variable) and 7, we need to divide the two given quantities by each other accordingly.

Then we can write the correct equation as follows:

x/7 - 10 < -6