"18 divided by m" can mean either of the two expressions:
![18 / m](https://img.qammunity.org/2019/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/gzpcqd5v18oqrygsdba9uy9zgdbc6jag9m.png)
![(18)/(m)](https://img.qammunity.org/2019/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/gx284dtbz6i8sau9ol8taxo2pw4cixzjmi.png)
The first expression is a simple number sentence using the division operation.
The second expression is a fraction, which represents a numerator (18) being divided by a denominator (m).
The statement can be represented by either of these equations:
![\boxed{18 / m = 7.2}](https://img.qammunity.org/2019/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/mym9wm0uefchv52qjg04zgzai5e0p1xtjx.png)
![\boxed{(18)/(m) = 7.2}](https://img.qammunity.org/2019/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/igjgtennxdwt6g34vvra8ujqdko1o7suvd.png)