95 plus what equals 86?

This is how to calculate "95 plus what equals 86?" In other words, 95 plus a number equals 86. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

95 + what = 86

To solve this equation, we first add -95 to each side of the equal sign like this:

95 - 95 + what = 86 - 95

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "95 plus what equals 86?" as follows:

What = -9

The answer to "95 plus what equals 86?" is -9. You know this answer is correct because 95 plus -9 equals 86.

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