Question

The sum of a number and -53 is 89 (how do you write this in a equation)?

Answer 1

x + -53 = 89

Explanation:

You want to try and find the term x using the information given. If 1 + 2 = 3, then 3 - 2 = 1. The same goes for this scenario. Just replace "1" with x, "2" with -53 and "3" with 89. Does this help?