Question 269134
Let the number be x, then:
{{{(5/6)*x = -60}}} Multiply both sides by the multiplicative inverse of {{{5/6}}} which is {{{6/5}}}.
{{{(6/5)(5/6)x = -60(6/5)}}} Evaluate.
{{{highlight(x = -72)}}}
So, -60 is five-sixths of -72.