SOLUTION: five-sixths of a number is -60 what is the number

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Question 329606: five-sixths of a number is -60 what is the number
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hint: "five-sixths of a number is -60" means that %285%2F6%29x=-60 where 'x' is the unknown number.