Pearson Algebra 1 Common Core, 2011
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1. Variables and Expressions
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Exercise 11 Page 7

What operation does the quotient of represent?

n/8

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We are asked to write an algebraic expression for the given verbal expression. The key phrase is the quotient of ... and ... This indicates that we should divide one term by another one. We can use a fraction notation to represent the division. / The two terms in our division are n and 8. Since n comes first in the verbal expression, it should be in the numerator. the quotient& of n and 8 & n/8 Note that this is only one of multiple ways to algebraically express the given verbal expression.