Question

leela thinks of an integer. He subtracts 15 from it and gets the result as – 7. writethe statement in algebraic form.Find
the integer he thought of ?

Answer 1

Question:-

leela thinks of an integer. He subtracts 15 from it and gets the result as - 7. write the statement in algebraic form. Find the integer he thought of ?

Simplification:-

Let the integer Leela thought be:- a

she subtract 15 from a:- a- 15

the result she got was: -7

Algebraic from:-

a-15= -7

Solution:-

a- 15= -7

a= -7 + 15

a= 8

Answer:-

a=8

So, the integer she thought was 8.

Verification:-

8-15=-7

-7 = -7

Hence, verified!

Answer 2

8 is the answer

Let the Integer no. be x

X+15= —3

+15-7 =+— = -

8