The quotient of a number and -7, decreased by 2, is 10. How do you find the number?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-31T12:59:58

$-84$

Let the number be $x$ . Then we have,

$x/-7$ (The quotient of a number and -7)

$x/-7-2$ (decreased by 2)

$x/-7-2=10$ (is 10)

Now we can solve for $x$ .

$x/-7=10+2$

$x/-7=12$

$x=12*-7$

$=-84$

So, the original number is $-84$ .