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Translate the word phrase into a variable expression. please help Eight less than the quotient of x and 3. A. 3x – 8 B.x/3-8 C.x-8/3 D.8-x/3
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Translate the word phrase into a variable expression. please help Eight less than the quotient of x and 3. A. 3x – 8 B.x/3-8 C.x-8/3 D.8-x/3
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Translate the word phrase into a variable expression. please help
Eight less than the quotient of x and 3.
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3x – 8
B.x/3-8
C.x-8/3
D.8-x/3
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Quotient means the answer to a division problem. 8 less than the quotient indicates that we have to subtract 8 AFTER we do the division... so your expression would be
(x ÷ 3) - 8 or
x/3 - 8
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