17 plus what equals 22?

This is how to calculate "17 plus what equals 22?" In other words, 17 plus a number equals 22. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

17 + what = 22

To solve this equation, we first add -17 to each side of the equal sign like this:

17 - 17 + what = 22 - 17

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "17 plus what equals 22?" as follows:

What = 5

The answer to "17 plus what equals 22?" is 5. You know this answer is correct because 17 plus 5 equals 22.

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