Question

The quotient of a number x and −1.5  is 21

Answer 1

Answer:

x = -31.5

Explanation:

We are given that the quotient of x and -1.5 is 21

This means that:

$\frac{x}{-1.5} =21$

To get the value of x, we will multiply both sides of the equation by -1.5

This means that:

$\frac{x}{-1.5} * -1.5=21*-1.5$

x = -31.5

Note that the value of x must be negative because we are dividing by a negative number and the quotient is positive (-ve/-ve is +ve and +ve/-ve is -ve)

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