Describe and correct the student’s error.
Answer to Problem 31PPE
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
A student writes the word phrase “the quotient of
Calculation:
Here, we have:
Now, for this expression word phrase written by a student is:
“The quotient of
Now, the phrase written by him was incorrect as his phrase would represent the division of
Thus, it is incorrect.
Hence, the correct phrase is
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