Answer:
The quotient of v and twelve is equal to the product of 4 and the sum of v and three.
Step-by-step explanation:
The expression v/12 can be described several ways:
- v divided by 12
- the ratio of v to 12
- the quotient of v and 12
- one-twelfth of v
- v over 12
The product 4(v+3) can also be described several ways. The trick is to pick one that is not ambiguous.
- the product of 4 and 3 more than v (could mean 4·3 +v)
- 4 times the quantity v plus 3 (could mean 4v +3)
- the quantity v plus 3 multiplied by 4 (could mean v +3·4)
- 4 times the sum of v and 3
The verbal expression written above is among the least ambiguous. (The least ambiguous way to write it is: v/12 = 4(v+3).)
