Question

Nathan was asked to determine the quotient of 10 and 1/7. He claims that the quotient is 70. Which expression below could Nathan simplify to explain how he know his answer is right

A) 70 +1/7
B)10 +70
C)10 x 1/7
D) 70 x 1/7

Answer 1

D

Explanation:

The quotient is the result of dividing one number by another.

`(10)/((1)/(7) ) = ?`

is how you would represent the quotient of 10 and 1/7.

The opposite of division is multiplication, and those we can rearrange that and get:

`? * (1)/(7) = 10, or, ?/7 = 10`

or in other words, "what number divided by 7 is 10"

The answer becomes clearer, 70 is that number.

D represents this idea.