49 plus what equals 32?

This is how to calculate "49 plus what equals 32?" In other words, 49 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:

49 + what = 32

To solve this equation, we first add -49 to each side of the equal sign like this:

49 - 49 + what = 32 - 49

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "49 plus what equals 32?" as follows:

What = -17

The answer to "49 plus what equals 32?" is -17. You know this answer is correct because 49 plus -17 equals 32.

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