46 plus what equals 74?

This is how to calculate "46 plus what equals 74?" In other words, 46 plus a number equals 74. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

46 + what = 74

To solve this equation, we first add -46 to each side of the equal sign like this:

46 - 46 + what = 74 - 46

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "46 plus what equals 74?" as follows:

What = 28

The answer to "46 plus what equals 74?" is 28. You know this answer is correct because 46 plus 28 equals 74.

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