quotient

Divide x cubed by the quantity x minus 7 x cubed means we raise x to the power of 3: x^3 We divide this by x - 7: x^3/(x - 7)

a teacher puts 1125 marbles into 9 containers to put the same number of marbles into each container how many marbles does the teacher put into each container marbles per container = Total marbles / total containers marbles per container = 1125/9 marbles per container = 125

Jeni sees 104 octopus legs in the aquarium how many octopuses are there ? An octopus has 8 legs. So the total number of octupuses are: Total octopuses = Total legs / 8 Total octopuses = 104 / 8 Total octopuses = 13

A music teacher budgets $150 for new books. The minimum cost of a new book is $12. How many books can she buy? 150 / 12 per book = 12.5 So the teacher can buy 12 full books.

A bag of fertilizer covers 300 square feet of lawn. Find how many bags of fertilizer should be purchased to cover a rectangular lawn 290 feet by 150 feet. The area of a rectangle is length * width, so we have: A = 290 * 150 A = 43,500 sq ft. Now, to find the number of bags needed for a 300...

5000 union members of a financially troubled company accepted a 17% pay cut. The company announced that this would save them approximately $108 million annually. Based on this information, calculate the average annual pay of a single union member Let the full salary of the union members be s...

2y divided by the sum of 3x and 5 The sum of 3x and 5 means we add 5 to 3x: 3x + 5 2y divided by the sum of 3x and 5: 2y/(3x + 5)

A family decides to rent a canoe for an entire day. The canoe rental rate is $50 for the first three hours and then 20$ for each additional hour. Suppose the family can spend $110 for the canoe rental. What is the maximum number of hours the family can rent the canoe? IF we subtract the $50 for...

the quotient of m squared and a squared m squared means we raise m to the power of 2: m^2 a squared means we raise a to the power of 2: a^2 The quotient means we divide m^2 by a^2: m^2/a^2

An elevator can safely lift at most 4400 1bs. A concrete block has an average weight of 41 lbs. What is the maximum number of concrete blocks that the elevator can lift? Total blocks liftable = Lift Max / Weight per block Total blocks liftable = 4400 / 41 Total blocks liftable = 107.31 We...

the price p per gallon g Price per gallon = Price / Gallons Price per gallon = p/g

The cafe needs 170 onions. there are 3 onions in each bag. How many bags should the cafe buy? Bags needed = Total Onions / Onions per bag Bags needed = 170/3 Bags needed = 56.67 ~ 57 bags

If I have 48 days to finish a 337 page book how many pages a day will I have to read each day 337 pages / 48 days = 7.02 pages per day

anne is building bookcases that are 3.4 feet long. How many complete shelves can be cut from a 12-foot board? We divide 12 feet of board by 3.4 per bookcase and we get: 12/3.4 = 3.52 So complete boards = 3

Divide a by b, double the result, then multiply c by what you have Take this algebraic expression in parts: Divide a by b: a/b Double the result means multiply by 2: 2a/b Then multiply c by what you have: 2ac/b

A group of p people sold a car for $5000. Write an expression in terms of p for how much money each person gets. Each person gets: 5000/p

for every 10 white cars a dealer sells he sells 7 silver, 6 blue, 5 red, 4 yellow, 3 green, 2 black, 2 purple and 1 brown car. If he sells 120 cars how many blue cars? Take this in blocks, so each block has: 10 white + 7 silver + 6 blue + 5 red + 4 yellow + 3 green + 2 black + 2 purple + 1...

A parking garage charges $5 plus $2 per hour. You have $16 to spend for parking. How many hours can you park? Subtract the flat rate to get the amount you have for hourly parking: 16 - 5 = 11 So we divide 11 dollars to park by 2 dollars per hour to get: 11/2 5.5 hours

Carrie had $32 when she got to the carnival. After riding 6 rides, she had $20 left. What was the price for each ride? If Carrie had $20 left, then the rides cost: $32 - $20 = 12 Price per ride = Cost per all rides / Total Rides Price per ride = 12/6 Price per ride = 2

Oscar makes a large purchase at Home Depot and plans to rent one of its trucks to take his supplies home. The most he wants to spend on the truck is $56.00. If Home Depot charges $17.00 for the first 75 minutes and $5.00 for each additional 15 min, for how long can Oscar keep the truck and...