What number should be added to $-48$ to get $+32$?

Given:

Given numbers are $-48$ and $32$.

To do:

We have to determine the number to be added to $-48$ to get $32$ as the result.

Solution:

Let the number to be added be $x$.

Therefore,

$-48+x=32$

$x=32+48$   (Transposing $-48$ to the other side)

$x=80$

The number to be added is $80$.

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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