Question

Which verbal expression best describes the algebraic expression 3x ÷ 5?

The quotient of three times some number and five
The product of some number and five divided by three
The quotient of three and some number times five
The sum of three and some number divided by five

Answer 1

Answer A is better.

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In the expression 3*x/5 * and / have the same priority ==>we read from left to right ==>(3x)/5 the quotient of 3x and 5.

Explanation: