62 plus what equals 68?

This is how to calculate "62 plus what equals 68?" In other words, 62 plus a number equals 68. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

62 + what = 68

To solve this equation, we first add -62 to each side of the equal sign like this:

62 - 62 + what = 68 - 62

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "62 plus what equals 68?" as follows:

What = 6

The answer to "62 plus what equals 68?" is 6. You know this answer is correct because 62 plus 6 equals 68.

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