76 plus what equals 43?

This is how to calculate "76 plus what equals 43?" In other words, 76 plus a number equals 43. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

76 + what = 43

To solve this equation, we first add -76 to each side of the equal sign like this:

76 - 76 + what = 43 - 76

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "76 plus what equals 43?" as follows:

What = -33

The answer to "76 plus what equals 43?" is -33. You know this answer is correct because 76 plus -33 equals 43.

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