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12 less than the quotient of a number and 7 is negative 2 find the number

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work backwards.
what minus 12 = - 2? --> 10.
7 and 10 will give you product of 70.

Now double check.
70 divided by 7 equals 10.
and 12 less than 10 (or 10-12) equals negative two.

70 is your answer
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