Question

Sushil was thinking of a number. Sushil adds 7, then divides by 3 to get an answer of -5. What was the original number?

Answer 1

-22

Explanation:

Use inverse operations.

So, if Sushil last divided, we would need to multiply.

-5*3 =-15

After multiplying, we should subtract the positive seven from negative fifteen.

-15-7 =-22