What plus 27 equals 63?

This is how to calculate "What plus 27 equals 63?" In other words, what do you add to 27 to get 63? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "What" is what we want to solve:

What + 27 = 63

To solve this equation, we first add -27 to each side of the equal sign like this:

What + 27 - 27 = 63 - 27

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "What plus 27 equals 63?" as follows:

What = 36

The answer to "What plus 27 equals 63?" is 36. You know this answer is correct because 36 plus 27 equals 63.

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