69 plus what equals 77?

This is how to calculate "69 plus what equals 77?" In other words, 69 plus a number equals 77. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

69 + what = 77

To solve this equation, we first add -69 to each side of the equal sign like this:

69 - 69 + what = 77 - 69

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "69 plus what equals 77?" as follows:

What = 8

The answer to "69 plus what equals 77?" is 8. You know this answer is correct because 69 plus 8 equals 77.

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