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Eleven minus the quotient of a number and 8 is 15

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Quotient is the result of division.
So, this is the equation:
11 - x/8 = 15
x/8 = 11 - 15
x/8 = -4
x = -4 * 8
x = -32

To check everything:
11 - (-32 / 8) =
11 - (-4) =
11 + 4 = 15


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