76 plus what equals 75?

This is how to calculate "76 plus what equals 75?" In other words, 76 plus a number equals 75. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

76 + what = 75

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

76 - 76 + what = 75 - 76

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "76 plus what equals 75?" as follows:

What = -1

The answer to "76 plus what equals 75?" is -1. You know this answer is correct because 76 plus -1 equals 75.

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