Question

Which of the following verbal expressions describes the algebraic expression x+6/x-8 ?
A. eight less than a number divided by six more than a number
B. the quotient of six more than a number and eight less than a number.
C. the quotient of a number and a number, and the quotient of six and eight
D. the quotient of six more than a number and the difference of eight and the number

Answer 1

\[
\text{A describes something like...}\\
\ \ \ (n-8)\div(n+6)\\
\text{Conversely, B describes...}\\
\ \ \ \frac{n+6}{n-8}\\
\text{C on the other hand...}\\
\ \ \ \ \frac{n}n+\frac68\\
\text{And ultimately D corresponds to...}\\
\ \ \ \ \frac{n+6}{|n-8|}
\]