22 plus what equals 26?

This is how to calculate "22 plus what equals 26?" In other words, 22 plus a number equals 26. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

22 + what = 26

To solve this equation, we first add -22 to each side of the equal sign like this:

22 - 22 + what = 26 - 22

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "22 plus what equals 26?" as follows:

What = 4

The answer to "22 plus what equals 26?" is 4. You know this answer is correct because 22 plus 4 equals 26.

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