Solve for the Missing Number: 8×7-3+?=60

Question

8×73+?=60 8\times7-3+?=60

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:02 Multiplication comes before addition and subtraction
00:24 Subtract 53 from both sides of the equation to isolate the unknown

Step-by-Step Solution

According to the rules of operations, we first place the multiplication exercise in parentheses:

(8×7)3+?=60 (8\times7)-3+?=60

8×7=56 8\times7=56

Now we obtain the exercise:

563+?=60 56-3+?=60

We reduce the subtraction exercise:

563=53 56-3=53

We obtain the exercise:

53+?=60 53+?=60

We move 53 to the other side and change to the correct sign:

?=6053 ?=60-53

?=7 ?=7

Answer

7 7