94 plus what equals 85?

This is how to calculate "94 plus what equals 85?" In other words, 94 plus a number equals 85. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

94 + what = 85

To solve this equation, we first add -94 to each side of the equal sign like this:

94 - 94 + what = 85 - 94

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "94 plus what equals 85?" as follows:

What = -9

The answer to "94 plus what equals 85?" is -9. You know this answer is correct because 94 plus -9 equals 85.

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