20 plus what equals 59?

This is how to calculate "20 plus what equals 59?" In other words, 20 plus a number equals 59. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

20 + what = 59

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

20 - 20 + what = 59 - 20

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "20 plus what equals 59?" as follows:

What = 39

The answer to "20 plus what equals 59?" is 39. You know this answer is correct because 20 plus 39 equals 59.

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