41 plus what equals 37?

This is how to calculate "41 plus what equals 37?" In other words, 41 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:

41 + what = 37

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

41 - 41 + what = 37 - 41

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "41 plus what equals 37?" as follows:

What = -4

The answer to "41 plus what equals 37?" is -4. You know this answer is correct because 41 plus -4 equals 37.

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