Question

Question #a6a5f

Answer 1

`-9.5`

Explanation:

Let's break down the instructions given to you by the problem.

You know that you're looking for a number that is

... ten less than...

This means that you will get to the number by subtracting `10` from something. That is what ten less than means.

So, you must subtract `10` from

...the quotient of number `3` and `6`.

You can get the quotient of two numbers by dividing them. This means that in order to find the quotient of `3` and `6`, you must divide `3` by `6`.

`3/6 ->` the quotient of `3` and `6`

Put all this together to get

`3/6 - 10`

Your number is equal to `10` less than the quotient of `3` and `6`, which is equivalent to saying that you can get your number by subtracting `10` from what you get by dividing `3` and `6`.

Since you know that

`3/6 = color(red)(cancel(color(black)(3)))/(2 * color(red)(cancel(color(black)(3)))) = 1/2 = 0.5`

you can say that your number will be

`0.5 - 10 = -9.5`