Solve -5×-7 + ? = 48-11: Finding the Missing Number

Question

5×7+?=4811 -5\times-7+?=48-11

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:01 Let's solve both sides of the equation separately
00:16 Subtract 35 from both sides of the equation to find the unknown

Step-by-Step Solution

According to the order of operations rules, we first enter the multiplication problem inside the parentheses:

(5×7)+?=4811 (-5\times-7)+?=48-11

We solve the problem inside the parentheses and the subtraction problem:

5×7=35 -5\times-7=35

4811=37 48-11=37

Now we get the problem:

35+?=37 35+?=37

We move the term and change the sign accordingly:

?=3735 ?=37-35

?=2 ?=2

Answer

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