35 plus what equals 2?

This is how to calculate "35 plus what equals 2?" In other words, 35 plus a number equals 2. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

35 + what = 2

To solve this equation, we first add -35 to each side of the equal sign like this:

35 - 35 + what = 2 - 35

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "35 plus what equals 2?" as follows:

What = -33

The answer to "35 plus what equals 2?" is -33. You know this answer is correct because 35 plus -33 equals 2.

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