29 plus what equals 24?

This is how to calculate "29 plus what equals 24?" In other words, 29 plus a number equals 24. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

29 + what = 24

To solve this equation, we first add -29 to each side of the equal sign like this:

29 - 29 + what = 24 - 29

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "29 plus what equals 24?" as follows:

What = -5

The answer to "29 plus what equals 24?" is -5. You know this answer is correct because 29 plus -5 equals 24.

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