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  • 25-01-2021
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Nick was thinking of a number. Nick adds 5 to it, then doubles it and gets an answer of 98.4. What was the original number?

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Ritmeks
Ritmeks Ritmeks
  • 26-01-2021

Answer:

44.2

Step-by-step explanation:

Nick was thinking of a number

Let the number be x

= 98.4/2

= 49.2

= 49.2-5

= 44.2

Hence the number Nick was thinking of is 44.2

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