SOLUTION: 3 less than the quotient of a number and 5

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Question 161134: 3 less than the quotient of a number and 5
Answer by 9j84(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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Less than means subtract but there's a special rule. If it says more than or less than, than the subtraction would go behind the mathematical sentence so lets just put it off to the side for now, -3
quotient means to divide and a number is mysterious cause we don't know what it is so we'll just use (x) we have, x/5
so lets put it together in order:
since -3 goes behind then:
Answer is :x/5-3