Question

The quotient of a number p and 3 is at most 16.

Answer 1

"the quotient of a number p and 3 is at most 16"
the number is p
"the quotient of a number p and 3" is just like saying
3/p
"is at most 16" is 
$\leq 16$
add them together to get
$\frac{3}{p} \leq 16$
multiply both sides by p to get
$3 \leq 16p$
divide both sides by 16 to get
$p \leq \frac{3}{16}$