Question

Translate the sentence into an equation.

Two more than the quotient of a number and 5 is equal to 4.

Use the variable Y for the unknown number.

Answer 1

Explanation:

y/5 That's your quotient

y/5 + 2 That's the quotient with 2 added on.

y/5 + 2 = 4 And that's your answer.

Always break the statements into the smallest possible steps that you can. Notice that I broke it down to 3 parts that are not quite equal in length.