24 plus what equals 68?

This is how to calculate "24 plus what equals 68?" In other words, 24 plus a number equals 68. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

24 + what = 68

To solve this equation, we first add -24 to each side of the equal sign like this:

24 - 24 + what = 68 - 24

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "24 plus what equals 68?" as follows:

What = 44

The answer to "24 plus what equals 68?" is 44. You know this answer is correct because 24 plus 44 equals 68.

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