SOLUTION: Translated: the quotient of ten and two less than a number

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Question 1031698: Translated: the quotient of ten and two less than a number
Answer by fractalier(6550)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Call the number, x.
A quotient is a division problem.
Then we can write

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