14 plus what equals 62?

This is how to calculate "14 plus what equals 62?" In other words, 14 plus a number equals 62. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

14 + what = 62

To solve this equation, we first add -14 to each side of the equal sign like this:

14 - 14 + what = 62 - 14

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "14 plus what equals 62?" as follows:

What = 48

The answer to "14 plus what equals 62?" is 48. You know this answer is correct because 14 plus 48 equals 62.

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