55 plus what equals 42?




This is how to calculate "55 plus what equals 42?" In other words, 55 plus a number equals 42. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

55 + what = 42

To solve this equation, we first add -55 to each side of the equal sign like this:

55 - 55 + what = 42 - 55

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "55 plus what equals 42?" as follows:

What = -13


The answer to "55 plus what equals 42?" is -13. You know this answer is correct because 55 plus -13 equals 42.

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