32 plus what equals 53?

This is how to calculate "32 plus what equals 53?" In other words, 32 plus a number equals 53. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

32 + what = 53

To solve this equation, we first add -32 to each side of the equal sign like this:

32 - 32 + what = 53 - 32

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "32 plus what equals 53?" as follows:

What = 21

The answer to "32 plus what equals 53?" is 21. You know this answer is correct because 32 plus 21 equals 53.

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