65 plus what equals 29?

This is how to calculate "65 plus what equals 29?" In other words, 65 plus a number equals 29. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

65 + what = 29

To solve this equation, we first add -65 to each side of the equal sign like this:

65 - 65 + what = 29 - 65

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "65 plus what equals 29?" as follows:

What = -36

The answer to "65 plus what equals 29?" is -36. You know this answer is correct because 65 plus -36 equals 29.

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