Solve the Equation: Finding the Missing Number in -25-?=100

Question

Solve the following problem:

25?=100 -25-?=100

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Find the unknown
00:08 Isolate the unknown
00:26 Reduce what's possible
00:39 Isolate the unknown
00:56 Calculate each operation separately
01:10 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

We'll add ?+ to both sides to zero out the left side:

25?+?=100+? -25-?+?=100+?

?+?=0 -?+?=0

Therefore, we obtain:

250=100+? -25-0=100+\text{?}

25=100+? -25=100+\text{?}

We'll add minus 100 to both sides to zero out the right side:

25100=100100+? -25-100=100-100+\text{?}

We should obtain the following:

125=0+? -125=0+\text{?}

125=? -125=\text{?}

Answer

125 -125