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Question 269134: five-sixth of what number is -60
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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five-sixth of what number is -60
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Equation:
(5/6)x = -60
Multiply both sides by 6/5 to get:
x = (6/5)(-60)
x = -72
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the number be x, then:
%285%2F6%29%2Ax+=+-60 Multiply both sides by the multiplicative inverse of 5%2F6 which is 6%2F5.
%286%2F5%29%285%2F6%29x+=+-60%286%2F5%29 Evaluate.
highlight%28x+=+-72%29
So, -60 is five-sixths of -72.