Chapter 1.8, Problem 4LC

To determine

To Translate: The sentence “Thirty-two divided by y is equal to the product of three and y minus four” into an equation.

Answer to Problem 4LC

The required equation is $\frac{32}{y}=3\cdot \left(y-4\right)$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

The sentence “Thirty-two divided by y is equal to the product of three and y minus four”.

Calculation:

Thirty-two divided by y can be represented by:

  $\frac{32}{y}$

Product of three and y minus four can be represented by:

  $3\cdot \left(y-4\right)$

Is equal to can be represented by “=”

So, Thirty-two divided by y is equal to the product of three and y minus four can be written as

  $\frac{32}{y}=3\cdot \left(y-4\right)$