59 plus what equals 2?

This is how to calculate "59 plus what equals 2?" In other words, 59 plus a number equals 2. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

59 + what = 2

To solve this equation, we first add -59 to each side of the equal sign like this:

59 - 59 + what = 2 - 59

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "59 plus what equals 2?" as follows:

What = -57

The answer to "59 plus what equals 2?" is -57. You know this answer is correct because 59 plus -57 equals 2.

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