65 plus what equals 75?

This is how to calculate "65 plus what equals 75?" In other words, 65 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:

65 + what = 75

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

65 - 65 + what = 75 - 65

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "65 plus what equals 75?" as follows:

What = 10

The answer to "65 plus what equals 75?" is 10. You know this answer is correct because 65 plus 10 equals 75.

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