44 plus what equals 60?

This is how to calculate "44 plus what equals 60?" In other words, 44 plus a number equals 60. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

44 + what = 60

To solve this equation, we first add -44 to each side of the equal sign like this:

44 - 44 + what = 60 - 44

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "44 plus what equals 60?" as follows:

What = 16

The answer to "44 plus what equals 60?" is 16. You know this answer is correct because 44 plus 16 equals 60.

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