29 plus what equals 32?

This is how to calculate "29 plus what equals 32?" In other words, 29 plus a number equals 32. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

29 + what = 32

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

29 - 29 + what = 32 - 29

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "29 plus what equals 32?" as follows:

What = 3

The answer to "29 plus what equals 32?" is 3. You know this answer is correct because 29 plus 3 equals 32.

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