Posted by Emily on Friday, February 19, 2010 at 9:20pm.
You divide the product by the quotient. So for instance, the answer for the above question will be 4. (positive 4) Since, Negative divided by negative is positive. Hope this helps.
Thank you Miss Rose!
x * y = -20
x/y = -5
-5y^2 = -20
y = 2
x = -10
You could also have y = -2 with x = 10
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