93 plus what equals 88?

This is how to calculate "93 plus what equals 88?" In other words, 93 plus a number equals 88. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

93 + what = 88

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

93 - 93 + what = 88 - 93

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "93 plus what equals 88?" as follows:

What = -5

The answer to "93 plus what equals 88?" is -5. You know this answer is correct because 93 plus -5 equals 88.

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