Answer: The number is -20
Step-by-step explanation:
Take each part of the sentence and write what it is telling us:
3 less than the quotient of a number and 5 is -7
The quotient of a number and 5 is (X/5), where X is the "number."
3 less than is (X/5) - 3
is -7 is = -7
Therefore:
3 less than the quotient of a number and 5 is -7 is: (X/5) - 3 = -7
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(X/5) - 3 = -7
(X/5) = -4
X = -20
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See if this works:
3 less than the quotient of -20 and 5 is -7
(-20/5) = -4
Three kless than -4 is -7: It works
