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Born_Canadian
Aug 22, 2017

Translate English words into math expressions in the correct order. #x/y##-#4.

Explanation:

When you read the problem, it is asking for an equation that means "4 less than the quotient of #x# and #y#".

Let's start at the end. What does the word "quotient" mean? It means that you are going to divide one by the other. The quotient of #x# and #y# is #x/y#.

The first part asks for "four less than" #x/y#. Four less than suggests subtraction. We want four less than the expression #x/y#. We need to subtract 4 from #x/y#.

So our final solution would be:

#x/y##-# 4.

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