Question
What’s the Error? A student wrote an algebraic expression for “5 less than a number n divided by 3' as $\frac{\text{n}}{3}-5$ What error did the student make?

Answer

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 $=\frac{\text{n-5}}{3}$
So, student make an error of quotient.

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