Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 1 - Section 1.1 - Algebraic Expressions, Real Numbers, and Interval Notation - Exercise Set - Page 12: 11

Answer

$\frac{4}{x}-2$

Work Step by Step

Let the number be x. "The quotient of four and a number" means that we have to divide 4 over x. Then we subtract 2 from it.
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