36 plus what equals 37?

This is how to calculate "36 plus what equals 37?" In other words, 36 plus a number equals 37. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

36 + what = 37

To solve this equation, we first add -36 to each side of the equal sign like this:

36 - 36 + what = 37 - 36

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "36 plus what equals 37?" as follows:

What = 1

The answer to "36 plus what equals 37?" is 1. You know this answer is correct because 36 plus 1 equals 37.

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