What plus 32 equals 71?

This is how to calculate "What plus 32 equals 71?" In other words, what do you add to 32 to get 71? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "What" is what we want to solve:

What + 32 = 71

To solve this equation, we first add -32 to each side of the equal sign like this:

What + 32 - 32 = 71 - 32

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "What plus 32 equals 71?" as follows:

What = 39

The answer to "What plus 32 equals 71?" is 39. You know this answer is correct because 39 plus 32 equals 71.

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