60 plus what equals 58?

This is how to calculate "60 plus what equals 58?" In other words, 60 plus a number equals 58. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

60 + what = 58

To solve this equation, we first add -60 to each side of the equal sign like this:

60 - 60 + what = 58 - 60

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "60 plus what equals 58?" as follows:

What = -2

The answer to "60 plus what equals 58?" is -2. You know this answer is correct because 60 plus -2 equals 58.

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