Question

The quotient of a number and -5 is 6. What is the number?

Answer 1

-30

Explanation:

If x = "the number" the equation would be x/-5=6

Now simplify the equation to solve for x

multiply both sides by -5 to get x=-30

Answer 2

-30.

Explanation:

We are dividing by a negative number to get a positive one, so we need the other number to also be negative.

We can re-write this as -5 * 6

This can be simplified into -30.