Question

How do you solve "What integer divided by four, less twelve, is negative eighteen?"

Answer 1

X/4 - 12 = -18
x/4 -12 +12 = -18 + 12
x/4 = -6
x/4 times 4 = -6 times 4
x = -24

Check
-24 divided by 4 = -6 -12 = -18