Answer:
the number is -12
Step-by-step explanation:
Write this word expression in symbolic expression:
Let the number be n. Then the quotient of n and 12, less 3, is -4, or
n
------- -3 = -4
12
n
Combining the negative integers, we get: -------- = -1
12
and so n = -1(12) = -12
the number is -12
