81 plus what equals 86?

This is how to calculate "81 plus what equals 86?" In other words, 81 plus a number equals 86. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

81 + what = 86

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

81 - 81 + what = 86 - 81

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "81 plus what equals 86?" as follows:

What = 5

The answer to "81 plus what equals 86?" is 5. You know this answer is correct because 81 plus 5 equals 86.

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