Question

.The balance on Mr. Finch's credit card is -$210. It is 3 times the balance on Mr. Nguyen's credit card. Find the quotient -210 ÷ 3 and explain what it means in this context.

Answer 1

Given: Balance of Finch's card is = -$210.

This is 3 times the balance on Mr. Nguyen's credit card.

To find: -210/3.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the balance on Mr. Nguyn's card be = x.

The balance of Mr. Finch's card is 3 times Mr. Nguyen's card.

Mathematically this can be expressed as:

`-210=3x`

Now, the value of x or "Mr. Nguyen's credit card balance" can be calculated as:

`\begin{gathered} x=(-210)/(3) \\ x=-70 \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the term -210/3 represents Mr. Nguyen's credit card balance and its value is -$70.

Final Answer: The term -210/3 represents Mr. Nguyen's credit card balance and its value is -$70.