Question

If four times the sum of a number and 3 is divided by 2, the quotient is 0: find the number

Answer 1

The other number is -3.

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1; First we develop formulae for the given information. A number is added with 3 and the resulting sum is multiplied by 4. This number is then divided by 2 and the quotient is 0. Assume the unknown number is x, then the given information is as follows

The quotient of $\frac{4(x+3)}{2}$ is 0. So $\frac{4(x+3)}{2}$ = 0.

Step 2; Now we solve the above equation. The denominator is taken to the RHS and the RHS remains zero.

$\frac{4(x+3)}{2}$ = 0, 4(x+3)= 0, 4x+ 12 = 0, 4x = -12, x = $\frac{-12}{4}$ = -3.

So the other number is -3.