12 plus what equals 8?

This is how to calculate "12 plus what equals 8?" In other words, 12 plus a number equals 8. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

12 + what = 8

To solve this equation, we first add -12 to each side of the equal sign like this:

12 - 12 + what = 8 - 12

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "12 plus what equals 8?" as follows:

What = -4

The answer to "12 plus what equals 8?" is -4. You know this answer is correct because 12 plus -4 equals 8.

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