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The quotient of -20 and the sum of u and v

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Answer:

-20 ÷ (u +v) or -20/(u +v)

Explanation:

You want an expression that represents the quotient of -20 and the sum of u and v.

Sum

The sum of two quantities is indicated with a plus (+) sign.

"The sum of u and v" is written in symbols as ...

u + v

Quotient

The wording "the quotient of a and b" means "a divided by b". It is written in symbols using a division sign or fraction bar:

a ÷ b or a/b

The desired quotient can be written as ...

-20 ÷ (u +v) or -20/(u +v)

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Additional comment

The parentheses are needed so that the sum is computed before the quotient is computed. If the expression is typeset, the division bar does the grouping:


(-20)/(u+v)

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