Question

Negative sixteen plus the quotient of a number and -4 is -3

Answer 1

Find the average of the list of numbers.
- 18, - 29, - 17, - 12

Answer 2

The problem should look like this:

$-16+(\frac{x}{-4}) =-3$

The quotient means the answer given when two numbers are divided. The two numbers are an unknown value (x) and -4.

The rest of the problem is solved here:

$-16+(\frac{x}{-4}) =-3\\ \\ \frac{x}{-4}=-3+16\\ \\ \frac{x}{-4}=13\\ \\ x=13(-4)\\ \\ x=-52$

So if your solving for x this would be the answer. If you're just looking for how the problem is set up as the answer then the answer is the first equation given : $-16+(\frac{x}{-4}) =-3$

Hope this helps!