document.write( "Question 658101: The quotient of a number and -7 is five-sevenths. Find the number \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #410155 by unlockmath(1688)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hello, \n" ); document.write( "We can write this as: \n" ); document.write( "x/(-7)=5/7 \n" ); document.write( "Cross multiply: \n" ); document.write( "-35=7x \n" ); document.write( "Divide by 7 \n" ); document.write( "x=-5 \n" ); document.write( "Make sense? \n" ); document.write( "RJ \n" ); document.write( "www.math-unlock.com \n" ); document.write( " |