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  • 16-07-2020
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The quotient of a number and -5 has a result of 2. What is the number?

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Stephen46
Stephen46 Stephen46
  • 24-07-2020

Answer:

The number is - 10

Step-by-step explanation:

quotient of a number and -5 is written as

[tex] \frac{x}{ - 5} [/tex]

Equate it to 2

We have

[tex] \frac{x}{ - 5} = 2[/tex]

Cross multiply

That's

x = 2 × - 5

x = - 10

Hope this helps you

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