Question

54 divided by _____ = -27

Answer 1

54/-2 = -27

First, let's rewrite:

Let x represent the unknown number:

$\frac{54}{x}=\text{ -27}$

$\begin{gathered} \frac{54}{x}\text{ = -27} \\ 54\text{ = -27x} \\ \text{Divide both sides by -27} \\ \frac{54}{-27}=\text{ }\frac{-27x}{-27} \end{gathered}$$\begin{gathered} 27\times2\text{ = 54} \\ x\text{ = -2 (because we are dividing positive number by a negative number)} \\ So\text{ our answer will be negative} \end{gathered}$

Hence, 54/-2 = -27