what does x divided among 5 mean?

0 ⤊

what does x divided among 5 mean?

2006-09-06 12:58:52 · 3 answers · asked by a girl 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help

it says that the problem is to write x divided among 5 as an expression

2006-09-06 13:13:00 · update #1

3 answers

I think it means x/5, but I could be wrong depending on the context of the expression.

Hope this helps.

2006-09-06 13:00:12 · answer #1 · answered by SmileyGirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

What's the context of the question? If you're supposed to express it symbolically, then x/5 would work (as the answer above says). Or are you looking for an explanation of what it means? You need to provide a few details.

2006-09-06 20:03:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

fractionally, it means that each piece is now only one-fifth (1/5) of the originial.

2006-09-06 20:04:53 · answer #3 · answered by haonanz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋