
This is how to calculate "51 plus what equals 17?" In other words, 51 plus a number equals 17. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:
51 + what = 17
To solve this equation, we first add -51 to each side of the equal sign like this:
51 - 51 + what = 17 - 51
Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "51 plus what equals 17?" as follows:
What = -34
The answer to "51 plus what equals 17?" is -34. You know this answer is correct because 51 plus -34 equals 17.
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