The quotient of a number and 6 is -438. What is the number?

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Answer 1 · 2017-02-27T15:51:05

#-2628#

Let the number be #x#

#x/6=-438#

multiply R.H.S. and L.H.S by #6/1#

#cancel6^1/1 xx x/cancel6^1=-438 xx 6/1#

#x=-2628#
check:
substitute #x=-2628#

#-cancel2628^438/cancel6^1=-438#

#:.-438=-438#