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  • 18-01-2016
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thirteen from twice a number is equal to seventeen .what is the number

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musicgirl934
musicgirl934 musicgirl934
  • 18-01-2016
This one you sort of need to work backwards.

17=2n - 13
(Add 13 to both sides.)
30=2n
(Divide both sides by 2 to get n by itself.)
15=n.
The number is 15.
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