What plus 7 equals 6?

This is how to calculate "What plus 7 equals 6?" In other words, what do you add to 7 to get 6? We start by converting this word problem into an equation where "What" is what we want to solve:

What + 7 = 6

To solve this equation, we first add -7 to each side of the equal sign like this:

What + 7 - 7 = 6 - 7

Then, we do the calculation to get the answer to "What plus 7 equals 6?" as follows:

What = -1

The answer to "What plus 7 equals 6?" is -1. You know this answer is correct because -1 plus 7 equals 6.

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