Question

Question #5ba78

Answer 1

Translate English words into math expressions in the correct order. `x/y` `-`4.

Explanation:

When you read the problem, it is asking for an equation that means "4 less than the quotient of `x` and `y`".

Let's start at the end. What does the word "quotient" mean? It means that you are going to divide one by the other. The quotient of `x` and `y` is `x/y`.

The first part asks for "four less than" `x/y`. Four less than suggests subtraction. We want four less than the expression `x/y`. We need to subtract 4 from `x/y`.

So our final solution would be:

`x/y` `-` 4.