20 plus what equals 18?

This is how to calculate "20 plus what equals 18?" In other words, 20 plus a number equals 18. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

20 + what = 18

To solve this equation, we first add -20 to each side of the equal sign like this:

20 - 20 + what = 18 - 20

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "20 plus what equals 18?" as follows:

What = -2

The answer to "20 plus what equals 18?" is -2. You know this answer is correct because 20 plus -2 equals 18.

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