Question

What is being done to the variable in the equation = -40?

It's being multiplied by -40.
It's being multiplied by -5.
It's being divided by -40.
It's being divided by 5.

Answer 1

It's being divided by 5.

Explanation:

In this question, the variable being used in the equation is being divided by 5. This is represented by the / symbol in the equation which is the symbol for division. If we multiply both sides by 5 we can isolate the variable M and get its value like so...

M/5 = -40 ... multiply both sides by 5

M = -200

Therefore in this scenario, the value of M would be -200