Question

Sixteen less than the quotient of a number and five

Answer 1

n ÷ 5 - 16

Explanation:

To solve this, we have to represent the words using numbers. Since we don't know the value of "a number," we can just represent it using the letter "n"

A quotient is the answer to a division problem, so the "quotient of a number and 5" is just a number divided by 5

Then, "sixteen less than" means subtract by sixteen.

Using this knowledge, we can make the equation:

n ÷ 5 - 16