18 plus what equals 9?

This is how to calculate "18 plus what equals 9?" In other words, 18 plus a number equals 9. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

18 + what = 9

To solve this equation, we first add -18 to each side of the equal sign like this:

18 - 18 + what = 9 - 18

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "18 plus what equals 9?" as follows:

What = -9

The answer to "18 plus what equals 9?" is -9. You know this answer is correct because 18 plus -9 equals 9.

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