Negative sixteen plus the quotient of a number and -4 is -3

The problem should look like this:

The quotient means the answer given when two numbers are divided. The two numbers are an unknown value (x) and -4.

The rest of the problem is solved here:

So if your solving for x this would be the answer. If you're just looking for how the problem is set up as the answer then the answer is the first equation given :

Hope this helps!

area of part 1:

a1=base*height/2=(8+2)*(8-2-2-1)/2=10*3/2=15 ft^2

area of part 2:

a2=length*width=(8+2)*1=10 ft2

area of part 3:

a3=length*width=8*2=16 ft2

total shaded area : a1+a2+a3=41 ft2

total area of the reactangle : a=16*8=128 ft2

total area of the nonshaded region : 128-41=87 ft2

in the attachment.   i didn't see your choices.   the word which means there is choices.

step-by-step explanation:

(x,y)

x tells you how much left or right you go from the origin

y tells you how much down or up you go from the origin

so for example (-3,2), you go left 3 and up twice. i denoted which of the ordered pairs is which in my graph.