Question 747453: What is the difference of nine and seven over one plus four?
Answer by mikeebsc(26)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Many teachers fail to state the very simple notion that math is another language, literally. Every symbol and word in a math problem has an "English" translation.
So, we start at the beginning. "What is" lets us know we have to begin setting up a problem/equation. "the difference" tells us we need to subtract the upcoming numbers, in this case "9 and 7". "over" means we can literally just draw a line and put these numbers "over" the next numbers (in math terminology, divided by). "one plus four" is obvious :).
So, let's start at the beginning.
9-7 over 1+4 (written as):
9-7 / 1+4
Now that it is set up, I'll let you do the math :).
If you still need help just ask!
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