what is the algebraic expression for the following word phrase the quotient of 3 and z
a.3/z
b.3/3z
c. 3z
d. 3- z
oobleck he might not know how to do this kind of work relax
the answer is 3/z
quotient means dividing and that means divide 3 and z which means the correct answer is 3/z
3
oobleck shut up and be nice
To convert a word phrase into an algebraic expression, you need to understand the mathematical operations involved.
In this case, the word phrase is "the quotient of 3 and z". The word "quotient" indicates division, and "of" indicates multiplication.
To convert this word phrase into an algebraic expression, you would use the division symbol ("/") to represent "the quotient" and the variable "z" to represent the number.
So the algebraic expression for "the quotient of 3 and z" is:
a. 3/z
What does 'quotient' mean? Addition? Subtraction? Multiplication? Division?
geez! Look it up!
A division has four parts: divisor, dividend, quotient, remainder
"the quotient of 3 and z" means 3/z