2 * x = 15 - 3
2x = 12
divide both sides by 2
x = 6
The quotient need not be greater than a whole number less than one!
When you divide a number by a fraction between zero and one, the quotient will be greater than that number.
9
The quotient is less than the fraction.
It will be greater.
9
14
Any number below 6 has a quotient less than 1.
n/16 - 3
The quotient will be less. 1/2 ÷ 2 = 1/4
-5
n/34 - 5