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Radioactive decay Question (aamc official guide)

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Hello everyone, I'm having some difficulty with the explanation to a certain problem. This is problem number 18 on the chem phys section of the AAMC official guide;

"The 32P label was generated from naturally occurring phosphorus by:"
Answer: "Adding a neutron to the nucleus. "
(you don't need the passage info)

I have no problem with this answer since naturally occurring phosphorus has an atomic mass of 31. However I'm a bit confused on their explanation:
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