SOLUTION: 24 decreased by the quotient of a number and 6 is -5. What is the number.

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Question 667666: 24 decreased by the quotient of a number and 6 is -5. What is the number.
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) About Me  (Show Source):
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Starting with
24+-+%28x%2F6%29+=+-5
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Isolate x
24+%2B+5+=+%28x%2F6%29
%28x%2F6%29+=+29
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Multiply both sides by 6
highlight_green%28x+=+174%29
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