-15 × what number gives you a -14

Question

-15 × what number gives you a  - 14

Answer 1

- 15 * (WhatNumber) = -14

 

Divide both sides of the equation by -15.  This will isolate (WhatNumber) onto one side.

 

[-15 * (WhatNumber) ] / -15  = -14/-15.

 

Above simplifies to:

 

(WhatNumber) = -14/-15.

 

Because a negative (-) divided by a (-) equals a positive (+), WhatNumber simplifies as follows:

 

(WhatNumber) = 14/15.  This answer can also be given in decimal form as 0.93333333......

 

 

Answer 2

-15a = -14

 

a = -14/-15 = 14/15