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Which equation represents this number sentence? Fourteen more than the quotient of a number and 5 is 23

User Joar Leth
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23=(x/5) + 14
maybe. either that or
23 = (5/x) + 14
but i think the first one is right
User Ankit Tiwari
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Answer: The required equation is
(x)/(5)+14=23.

Step-by-step explanation: We are given to write the equation that represents the following number sentence :

"Fourteen more than the quotient of a number and 5 is 23".

Let the number be represented by x.

Then,according o the given information, we get


(x)/(5)+14=23.

Thus, the required equation is
(x)/(5)+14=23.

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