SOLUTION: The quotient of a number and -7 is five-sevenths. Find the number

SOLUTION: The quotient of a number and -7 is five-sevenths. Find the number

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Question 658101: The quotient of a number and -7 is five-sevenths. Find the number
Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
We can write this as:
x/(-7)=5/7
Cross multiply:
-35=7x
Divide by 7
x=-5
Make sense?
RJ
www.math-unlock.com
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