document.write( "Question 124210: Write the following phrase using symbols. Use the variable x to represent the number. A number divided by 8 \n" ); document.write( "

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You are told that the letter \"x\" means the same as \"a number.\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Therefore, in the statement \"a number\" divided by 8, you can replace \"a number\" with \"x\" and
\n" ); document.write( "the statement becomes \"x\" divided by 8
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\n" ); document.write( "and this can be written using the division symbol in place of \"divided\" to get answers
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\n" ); document.write( "x ÷ 8 or
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2F8\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Those three answers are just different versions of the same thing. All are correct.
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