Question

Write an equation to represent the statement: The quotient of u and -8 is -72.____________________

Answer 1

We want to write an equation that represents "the quotient of u and -8 is -72".

In this case, the quotiend of u and -8 is represented by:

$\frac{u}{-8}$

And "the quotient of u and -8 is -72" is:

$-\frac{u}{8}=-72$