Question

The sum of a number and 32 is 43. What is the number?

Answer 1

Here you can apply the simplest algebric procedure,

Let,the number be `x`,

so,as given, we can write, `x+32=43`

So, `x=11`

Answer 2

The number is 11

Explanation:

Algebraically, the question is `x+32=43`. We can rearrange this by subtracting 32 from both sides to get `x=43-32`, which is 11.