If s = the number of students in a PE class, which algebraic word represents the expression s/3?

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of the number of students and 3

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The expression \( \frac{s}{3} \) can be represented as "one third of the number of students." So the correct algebraic word representation for \( \frac{s}{3} \) would be:

"one third of the number of students."

Answers are:
Difference
Quotient
Product
Sum

Given the options provided, the best choice to represent the expression \( \frac{s}{3} \) is Quotient.

The quotient refers to the result of division, and \( \frac{s}{3} \) represents the division of the number of students \( s \) by 3.