48 plus what equals 18?

This is how to calculate "48 plus what equals 18?" In other words, 48 plus a number equals 18. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

48 + what = 18

To solve this equation, we first add -48 to each side of the equal sign like this:

48 - 48 + what = 18 - 48

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "48 plus what equals 18?" as follows:

What = -30

The answer to "48 plus what equals 18?" is -30. You know this answer is correct because 48 plus -30 equals 18.

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