75 plus what equals 89?

This is how to calculate "75 plus what equals 89?" In other words, 75 plus a number equals 89. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

75 + what = 89

To solve this equation, we first add -75 to each side of the equal sign like this:

75 - 75 + what = 89 - 75

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "75 plus what equals 89?" as follows:

What = 14

The answer to "75 plus what equals 89?" is 14. You know this answer is correct because 75 plus 14 equals 89.

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