Two-thirds of a number is negative six. find the number.

Let the unknown number be x . Given Two-thirds of a number is negative six.

Two third of the number x can be written as :

Given this equals -6.

To solve for x we multiply by 3 both sides

2x=-18

Dividing both sides by 2 we have:

x=-9.

The unknown number is -9.

2/3x = -6

2x = -18

x = -9

Step-by-step explanation:

A) -9

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number be x;  

(2/3)x=-6  

2x=-6×3

2x=-18  

x=-9 the number is -9.  

Step-by-step explanation:

the answer is 9