Question

Which description represents the expression 4−x/3? A. 4 added to the product of a number and 3 B.4 minus the quotient of a number and 3 C. 4 minus a number times 3 D.4 times the quotient of a number and 3

Answer 1

B. 4 minus the quotient of a number and 3

The quotient means the number you get after dividing, so

x/3 would give you the quotient, which is then subtracted from 4

Answer 2

B. 4 minus the quotient of a number and 3

Explanation:

we have the expression:

`4-(x)/(3)`

The first thing we can see is that we have the number 4 minus something else, the 4 is not added or multiplied, this discards options A and D.

Now, we have x which we don't know the value, so we call x 'a number', and that number is divided by 3. In other words we have the quotient of a number and 3.

This lefts us only with option B: 4 minus the quotient of a number and 3

which describes completely the expression we have.