93 plus what equals 48?

This is how to calculate "93 plus what equals 48?" In other words, 93 plus a number equals 48. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

93 + what = 48

To solve this equation, we first add -93 to each side of the equal sign like this:

93 - 93 + what = 48 - 93

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "93 plus what equals 48?" as follows:

What = -45

The answer to "93 plus what equals 48?" is -45. You know this answer is correct because 93 plus -45 equals 48.

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