51 plus what equals 20?

This is how to calculate "51 plus what equals 20?" In other words, 51 plus a number equals 20. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

51 + what = 20

To solve this equation, we first add -51 to each side of the equal sign like this:

51 - 51 + what = 20 - 51

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "51 plus what equals 20?" as follows:

What = -31

The answer to "51 plus what equals 20?" is -31. You know this answer is correct because 51 plus -31 equals 20.

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