Question

What is the quotient of 3 is negative 8?

Answer 1

I think the question is asking what value of

x

results in:

3

x

=

−

8

To solve this, first multiply both sides by

x

to get:

3

=

−

8

x

Then divide both sides by

−

8

to get:

x

=

3

−

8

=

−

3

8