50 plus what equals 38?

This is how to calculate "50 plus what equals 38?" In other words, 50 plus a number equals 38. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

50 + what = 38

To solve this equation, we first add -50 to each side of the equal sign like this:

50 - 50 + what = 38 - 50

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "50 plus what equals 38?" as follows:

What = -12

The answer to "50 plus what equals 38?" is -12. You know this answer is correct because 50 plus -12 equals 38.

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