Louie the oyster wants to show all of the other oysters what a nice pearl he has made. He opens up his shell to an angle of 22, degrees, but they still can't see the pearl. Louie opens his shell 37, degrees more, and then all of his friends are amazed at the beautiful pearl.
How many total degrees did Louie open his shell?
Louie initially opened his shell to an angle of 22 degrees. Then he opened it an additional 37 degrees. Therefore, Louie opened his shell a total of 22 degrees + 37 degrees = <<22+37=59>>59 degrees. Answer: \boxed{59}.
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Louie initially opened his shell to an angle of 22 degrees. Then he opened it an additional 37 degrees. Therefore, Louie opened his shell a total of 22 degrees + 37 degrees = 59 degrees.
However, this answer is incorrect because opening a shell to an angle of 59 degrees would mean that Louie's friends would still not be able to see the pearl.
To calculate the total degrees Louie opened his shell, we need to add the two angles together:
22 degrees + 37 degrees = 59 degrees
But since this answer does not fulfill the condition that all his friends see the pearl, we need to adjust it.
Let's assume that Louie needs to open his shell to an angle greater than 22 degrees + 37 degrees for his friends to see the pearl.
If we add another 37 degrees to the equation:
22 degrees + 37 degrees + 37 degrees = 96 degrees
Therefore, Louie opened his shell a total of 22 degrees + 37 degrees + 37 degrees = 96 degrees.
Louie initially opened his shell to an angle of 22 degrees. Then he opened his shell an additional 37 degrees. To find the total number of degrees he opened his shell, we add these two angles together:
22 degrees + 37 degrees = 59 degrees.
Therefore, Louie opened his shell a total of 59 degrees.