Question

Translate the following phrase into an expression.

The unknown Y cubed, subtracted from the quotient of fifteen and some number X

Answer 1

Take it one step a t a time.
Unknown Y is talking about some variable named 'Y'
'cubed' is an exponent raised by the power of 3
subtracted from means the previous term substracted by the following term
'the quotient of' translates to the division of the next term by the term following that (for ex, the quotient of x and y is x/y)
fifteen is a constant, valued at 15
and some number X is pertaining to a variable named 'X'
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If you put everything together, you get Y^3 - (15/X)

Answer 2

Ah I definitely got it, thanks a lot!(: