What plus 29 equals 56?

This is how to calculate "What plus 29 equals 56?" In other words, what do you add to 29 to get 56? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "What" is what we want to solve:

What + 29 = 56

To solve this equation, we first add -29 to each side of the equal sign like this:

What + 29 - 29 = 56 - 29

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "What plus 29 equals 56?" as follows:

What = 27

The answer to "What plus 29 equals 56?" is 27. You know this answer is correct because 27 plus 29 equals 56.

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