97 plus what equals 93?

This is how to calculate "97 plus what equals 93?" In other words, 97 plus a number equals 93. What is that number? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "what" is what we want to solve:

97 + what = 93

To solve this equation, we first add -97 to each side of the equal sign like this:

97 - 97 + what = 93 - 97

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "97 plus what equals 93?" as follows:

What = -4

The answer to "97 plus what equals 93?" is -4. You know this answer is correct because 97 plus -4 equals 93.

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