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How do you write the phrase "the sum of eight and the quotient of ten and five" as a mathematical expression?

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May 7, 2018

$8 + \frac{10}{5}$ $8+10/5$

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$8 + \frac{10}{5} = \frac{8 \cdot 5 + 10}{5} = \frac{40 + 10}{5} = \frac{50}{5} = 10$ $8+10/5=(8*5+10)/5=(40+10)/5=50/5=10$

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