Math Question?

Question

How would you write this
The quotient of one-hundred and eight minus a number x is 25.

Answer 1

100/(8-x)=25

Answer 2

Quotient is a term for the evaluation of a fraction.
1. If you mean 100 and 8 to be the two numbers in the fraction in numerator/denominator order, then:
Thequotient of 100 and 8 = 100/8 = 12.5
The rest is just understanding the language of math.
You should know "minus."
"Is" generally means equals (=).
So, it should be: 100/8 - x = 25
or 12.5 - x = 25
Now, if you want to solve for x, just rearrange. I'd add x to both sides, then subtract 25 from both sides.
12.5 -x +x = 25 + x
12.5 = 25 + x
12.5 - 25 = 25 - 25 + x
12.5 - 25 = x
-12.5 = x
2. If you mean that (8 - x) is the term in the denominator, not x, follow a similar procedure.
100/(8 - x) = 25
First, I'd divide both sides by 25:
100/[25*(8-x)] = 25/25
4/ (8 - x) = 1
Then, multiply both sides by (8 - x)
4/(8-x) * (8 - x) = 1* (8 - x)
4 = 8 - x
As above, add x to both sides and subtract 8 from both sides.
x = -4

Answer 3

The way the question is phrased makes me think you should take the quotient first, then do the subtraction. That is, take 100 and divide by 8, getting 12.5, now subtract x and set that equal to 25. If they wanted you to do the subtraction first they might have said "The quotient of one hundred and the difference between eight and a number x is twenty five." Here it indicates that the difference should be part of the quotient.

Answer 4

100/(8-x) = 25

Answer 5

100/(8-x) = 25

Answer 6

(100) / (8-x) = 25

Answer 7

(100)/(8-x)=25.But first find the x and the substitute it and find the divider and solve it.Probabely the answer is x=4.