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CEMC Gauss (Grade 7), 1998

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

Two numbers have a sum of 32. If one of the numbers is $-36$ , what is the other number?

(A) $68$ (B) $-4$ (C) $4$ (D) $72$ (E) $-68$

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