19 plus what equals 30?

This is how to calculate "19 plus what equals 30?" In other words, 19 plus a number equals 30. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

19 + what = 30

To solve this equation, we first add -19 to each side of the equal sign like this:

19 - 19 + what = 30 - 19

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "19 plus what equals 30?" as follows:

What = 11

The answer to "19 plus what equals 30?" is 11. You know this answer is correct because 19 plus 11 equals 30.

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