Let the required number be equal to x
According to the given equation
2/3 of x= 8(-x)
2x/3= -8x
2x/3+(-8x)=0
2x/3-8x=0
2x/3-24x/3=0
-21x/3=0
-21x=0
x=0/-21
x=0
Hence the number would be 0.
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Actually it does, whenever you mulitply and divide two negative and two positive numbers they always equal a positive number. When you multiply and divide a negative and positive they always equal a negative number.
No. Negative three squared is POSITIVE nine. The square of ANY number is positive, because if you multiply a negative number by a negative number, the result is positive.
A positive number multiplied by another positive number yields a positive number. A negative number multiplied by another negative number also yields a positive number. Only multiplying a negative number by a positive number (or the other way around) yields a negative number as the product.
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Negative one times any number is equal to the opposite of that number.Negative one times negative one is positive one. -from wikipedia