74 plus what equals 59?

This is how to calculate "74 plus what equals 59?" In other words, 74 plus a number equals 59. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

74 + what = 59

To solve this equation, we first add -74 to each side of the equal sign like this:

74 - 74 + what = 59 - 74

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "74 plus what equals 59?" as follows:

What = -15

The answer to "74 plus what equals 59?" is -15. You know this answer is correct because 74 plus -15 equals 59.

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