What is 3 less than the quotient of a number and 5?

Answer 1

The problem is incomplete as you wrote it. There needs to be a part in the problem where they tell you what 3 less than the quotient of number and 5 is equal to.

The question as you wrote it is expressed as:

(x/5)-3

To solve for "x" you need to know what the equation is equal to.

Example :

If 3 less than the quotient of number and 5 is equal to (for example) 10, the equation will be expressed as:

(x/5)-3= 10

Adding 3 to each side of the equal sign produces x/5 = 13

To get the "x" by-itself, you need to multiply both side of the equal sign by 5.

(x/5)(5)=13(5)

x = 65