Question

When moving a negative number to the other side of an equal sign and changing it from multiplication to division, does it stay negative?

(Ref. question attached with answer. Please excuse my horrible screenshotting skills)
This is a grade 9 q btw, not 10

Answer 1

yes, it stays negative.

Explanation:

-4x = 12

x = 12/-4

x = -3

(-4)*(-3) = 12