88 plus what equals 92?

This is how to calculate "88 plus what equals 92?" In other words, 88 plus a number equals 92. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

88 + what = 92

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

88 - 88 + what = 92 - 88

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "88 plus what equals 92?" as follows:

What = 4

The answer to "88 plus what equals 92?" is 4. You know this answer is correct because 88 plus 4 equals 92.

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