document.write( "Question 1113364: Which phrase does not have the same meaning as -3/w? (-3 is on top of the w like a fraction, sorry if I didn’t enter that correctly above.\r
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document.write( "a. Negative 3 times a number w
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document.write( "b. Negative 3 divided by a number w
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document.write( "c. A number w divided into negative 3
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document.write( "d. The quotient of negative 3 and a number w\r
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document.write( "I think the answer is d but I’m not really sure. Thank you. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #728398 by greenestamps(13200)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "No; tutor josgarithmetic got it right. Tutor ikleyn's \"correction\" is in error. \n" ); document.write( "Answer choice c \"A number w divided into negative 3\" is equivalent to -3/w, not w/-3. \n" ); document.write( "With tutor ikleyn's incorrect reading of the problem, the question can't be answered, because TWO of the answer choices are phrases that do not have the same meaning as \"-3/w\". \n" ); document.write( "With tutor josgarithmetic's correct reading of the problem, there is only one of the answer choices that does not have the same meaning as \"-3/w\" -- making it possible to answer the question that was asked. \n" ); document.write( "So the answer to the question that was asked is answer choice a, \"negative 3 times a number w\". \n" ); document.write( " |