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Benji wrote the expression below to match the description "three less than the quotient of a number and nine" he wrote “3-n/9”explain benji's error

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User CoredusK
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Benji’s error is that the division should happen BEFORE subtracting 3. 3 should be subtracted from the quotient.

The correct response should be: (n/9)-3
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