Translating 'the difference of and ' and 'the quotient of and '
Translate each English phrase into an algebraic expression:
(a) "The difference of and ": The keyword difference signals subtraction. The words of and and identify the two quantities: and . The resulting expression is .
(b) "The quotient of and ": The keyword quotient signals division. The quantities are and . The resulting expression is , which can equivalently be written as or .
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