Question

Question 3(ii)

Identify the operations used (addition, subtraction, division, multiplication) in forming the following expressions and tell how the expressions have been formed:

$17y,\frac{y}{17},5z$

Answer 1

$\begin{array}{ccc}\text{Expression}& \text{Operation}& \text{Reason}\\ 17y& \text{Multiplication}& \text{It is formed by multiplying 17 and y}.\\ \frac{y}{17}& \text{Division}& \text{It is formed by dividing y by 17}.\\ 5z& \text{Multiplication}& \text{It is formed by multiplying 5 and z}.\end{array}$