Question

what what should be subtracted from minus 2 by to get 5 by 2​

Answer 1

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-2-x = 5/2

-x = 5/2+2

-x = 9/2

x = -9/2

Answer 2

Let the number to be subtracted be x.

Hence, we get the equation:

-2-x=5/2

By transposing -2,

-x=5/2 + 2

-x = 9/2

x = -9/2

So, the answer is minus nine by two