88 plus what equals 42?

This is how to calculate "88 plus what equals 42?" In other words, 88 plus a number equals 42. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

88 + what = 42

To solve this equation, we first add -88 to each side of the equal sign like this:

88 - 88 + what = 42 - 88

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "88 plus what equals 42?" as follows:

What = -46

The answer to "88 plus what equals 42?" is -46. You know this answer is correct because 88 plus -46 equals 42.

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