33 plus what equals 70?

This is how to calculate "33 plus what equals 70?" In other words, 33 plus a number equals 70. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

33 + what = 70

To solve this equation, we first add -33 to each side of the equal sign like this:

33 - 33 + what = 70 - 33

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "33 plus what equals 70?" as follows:

What = 37

The answer to "33 plus what equals 70?" is 37. You know this answer is correct because 33 plus 37 equals 70.

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