81 plus what equals 78?

This is how to calculate "81 plus what equals 78?" In other words, 81 plus a number equals 78. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

81 + what = 78

To solve this equation, we first add -81 to each side of the equal sign like this:

81 - 81 + what = 78 - 81

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "81 plus what equals 78?" as follows:

What = -3

The answer to "81 plus what equals 78?" is -3. You know this answer is correct because 81 plus -3 equals 78.

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