Question

The product of two numbers is −8. If one of them is −12, find the other.

Answer 1

$$\begin{gathered} \mathrm{Let}\mathrm{the}\mathrm{other}\mathrm{number}\mathrm{be}x. \\ \mathrm{Thus},\mathrm{we}\mathrm{have}: \\ -12\times x=-8 \\ \Rightarrow x=(-8)÷(-12) \\ \Rightarrow x=-8\times \frac{1}{-12} \\ \Rightarrow x=\frac{8}{12} \\ \Rightarrow x=\frac{2}{3} \end{gathered}$$