Eleven minus the quotient of a number and 8 is 15

Quotient is the result of division.

So, this is the equation:

11 - x/8 = 15

x/8 = 11 - 15

x/8 = - 4

x = - 4 * 8

x = - 32

To check everything:

11 - (-32 / 8) =

11 - (-4) =

11 + 4 = 15