Answer:
+144
Step-by-step explanation:
This question needs deep thinking and understanding,it is possible to get this kind of question right and it is possible to get get it wrong as well...
You have to know how to interpret questions well before solving it or else you will be doing the wrong thing
So back to the question, let's represent the unknown number as y
y is divided by-9 can be written as y/-9
And it gives -16 it can be written as y/-9=-16
This is the interpretation of the question
To solve further,you have to cross multiply,that is
y=-16×-9
y=+144
There is positive sign because -×-=+, according to mathematics principle
Therefore the final answer is +144
