63 plus what equals 97?

This is how to calculate "63 plus what equals 97?" In other words, 63 plus a number equals 97. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

63 + what = 97

To solve this equation, we first add -63 to each side of the equal sign like this:

63 - 63 + what = 97 - 63

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "63 plus what equals 97?" as follows:

What = 34

The answer to "63 plus what equals 97?" is 34. You know this answer is correct because 63 plus 34 equals 97.

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