31 plus what equals 3?

This is how to calculate "31 plus what equals 3?" In other words, 31 plus a number equals 3. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

31 + what = 3

To solve this equation, we first add -31 to each side of the equal sign like this:

31 - 31 + what = 3 - 31

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "31 plus what equals 3?" as follows:

What = -28

The answer to "31 plus what equals 3?" is -28. You know this answer is correct because 31 plus -28 equals 3.

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