Question

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

Answer 1

Answer:

The number is - 10

Step-by-step explanation:

quotient of a number and -5 is written as

$\frac{x}{ - 5}$

Equate it to 2

We have

$\frac{x}{ - 5} = 2$

Cross multiply

That's

x = 2 × - 5

x = - 10

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