41 plus what equals 32?

This is how to calculate "41 plus what equals 32?" In other words, 41 plus a number equals 32. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

41 + what = 32

To solve this equation, we first add -41 to each side of the equal sign like this:

41 - 41 + what = 32 - 41

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "41 plus what equals 32?" as follows:

What = -9

The answer to "41 plus what equals 32?" is -9. You know this answer is correct because 41 plus -9 equals 32.

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