83 plus what equals 71?

This is how to calculate "83 plus what equals 71?" In other words, 83 plus a number equals 71. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

83 + what = 71

To solve this equation, we first add -83 to each side of the equal sign like this:

83 - 83 + what = 71 - 83

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "83 plus what equals 71?" as follows:

What = -12

The answer to "83 plus what equals 71?" is -12. You know this answer is correct because 83 plus -12 equals 71.

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