Question

What is the value of the expression “three less than the quotient of ten and a number, increased by six” when n = 2?

Answer 1

8.

Explanation:

Answer 2

This is the expression as you have written it: (10/n) - 3 + 6
when n=2, (10/2) - 3 + 6 = 5 - 3 + 6 = 8

If you remove the comma, the expression is: [10/(n+6)] - 3
when n=2, [(10/(2+6)] - 3 = (10/8) - 3 = 1.25 - 3 = -1.75