SOLUTION: What number do you divide by 10 and get -12?

SOLUTION: What number do you divide by 10 and get -12?

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Question 1098236: What number do you divide by 10 and get -12?
Answer by math_helper(2461) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let that number be x
Then:

Multiply both sides by 10:

( Notice that the left side reduces to "one x", that's what we're trying to find. )

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