What algebraic equation represents this sentence: The quotient of forty-two and a number is seven

Question

The quotient of 38 and a number is 2

Answer 1

The answer to this question would be:

42 / x = 7

42 and 7 being the two known numbers,

x being the unknown number, and

/ being the quotient (or divided by).

Hope this helped!

Answer 2

To represent the sentence "The quotient of forty-two and a number is seven" as an algebraic equation, you can follow these steps:

1. Identify the components:
2. "The quotient of forty-two and a number": This means dividing 42 by a number, which we'll call xxx.
3. "is seven": This indicates equality to 7.
4. Write the equation:

42/x=7

This is the algebraic equation representing the given sentence. I hope this helps. If you have additional questions, please let me know. Take care!

Dr. Christal-Joy Turner

Answer 3

A quotient is a result obtained by using division. The sentence tells the reader the quotient can be found from 42 (the dividend) being divided by an unknown number (the divisor). I chose to insert "Y" to note the unknown number. The sentence has the word "is", which indicates an equal sign. The number 7 is last in the sentence and after the word "is", so the 7 follows the equal sign in this algebraic equation:



42/Y = 7