Which expression represents how many years are in x months?

A) 12x
B) 12 + x
C) x/12
D) 12/x***

3 , 36/12 so it would be x/12

Suppose you had 36 months.

How many years is that?
What operation did you do to get that answer.
Compare your steps with x months.

yes

Thanks Reiny

Translate the phrase to an algebraic expression.

Twelve, less one-fourth of a number.

X/12 is the answer

The correct expression that represents how many years are in x months is C) x/12.

To understand why this is the correct answer, let's break it down.

To calculate how many years are in x months, we need to divide the number of months (x) by the number of months in a year, which is 12.

Hence, the expression x/12 is the correct representation of how many years are in x months.