Question

Subtract 5 from me then add 2. If you subtract 10 and then add 3, you get 15. What number am I

Answer 1

You are 25

Explanation:

This problem is a word problem that requires algebra notation, actually, we are meant to convert this word problem to mathematical expression then solve.

We proceed in a stepwise manner

let say what I have is x

1. Subtract 5 from me

(x-5)

2. Then add 2

(x-5)+2

3. If you subtract 10

(x-5)+2-10

4. And then add 3

(x-5)+2-10+3

5. you get 15

(x-5)+2-10+3=15

what am I is the question we need to answer, we do this by solving for x

x-5+2-10+3=15

x-15+5=15

x-10=15

x=15+10

x=25