Question

Question 95 (ii)

What's the Error?

A student wrote an algebraic expression for "5 less than a number n divided by 3" as $\frac{n}{3}-5$. What error did the student make?

Answer 1

Since the expression of 5 less than a number n = n - 5
So, 5 less than a number n divided by 3 will be written $=\frac{n-5}{3}$
So, student make an error of quotient