61 plus what equals 75?

This is how to calculate "61 plus what equals 75?" In other words, 61 plus a number equals 75. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

61 + what = 75

To solve this equation, we first add -61 to each side of the equal sign like this:

61 - 61 + what = 75 - 61

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "61 plus what equals 75?" as follows:

What = 14

The answer to "61 plus what equals 75?" is 14. You know this answer is correct because 61 plus 14 equals 75.

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