69 plus what equals 96?

This is how to calculate "69 plus what equals 96?" In other words, 69 plus a number equals 96. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

69 + what = 96

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

69 - 69 + what = 96 - 69

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "69 plus what equals 96?" as follows:

What = 27

The answer to "69 plus what equals 96?" is 27. You know this answer is correct because 69 plus 27 equals 96.

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