Question

How do you convert the following phrases into math expressions: the quotient of 14 and the difference between a number and -7?

Answer 1

`14/(x+7)`

Explanation:

A 'quotient' is the answer to a division operation.

You need to know which two values are being divided, so look for ...
The quotient of ..... AND .....

In this case, `14` must be divided by another expression which is described as 'the difference between a number and `-7`'

If we let 'the number' be `x`,
This part is written as `x-(-7)" or "(x+7)`

So the expression we are looking for is `14 div (x+7)` which can also be written as:

`14/(x+7)`