Question

Evaluate the expression described below if the number is –3.

The quotient of three times a number and the sum of the number and two.

Answer 1

Quotient is the answer you get when you divide two numbers;
for example: the quotient of 6 and 3 is 2 since dividing 6 by 3 will get me 2.

Let the number be x. Therefore, the expression is,


`(3x)/(x + 2)`

Now when the number x is -3,


`(3 * -3)/(-3 + 2) = (-9)/(-1) = 9`

Hence, the answer is 9.