Question

Translate the sentence into an equation.

The quotient of a number and 8 is 16.

What is the solution to the equation?

Answer 1

Answer: 128 is the answer

Explanation:

Answer 2

For this case we must interpret the following expression algebraically:

"The quotient of a number and 8 is 16"

Let x be the variable that represents the unknown number.

Then we have the following expression:

`\frac {x} {8} = 16`

Clearing the variable "x":

`x = 16 * 8\\x = 128`

Answer:

`x = 128`