Gavin was thinking of a number. Gavin halves the number and gets an answer of 34.3. Form an equation with x as information.

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Nina Hale

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20 October, 16:12

Gavin was thinking of a number. Gavin halves the number and gets an answer of 34.3. Form an equation with x as information.

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Alia Peterson · Answer 1

Gavin's number is 68.6

Equation: 1/2 (x) = 34.3

Use inverse operations on both sides.

1/2 (x) = 1x or x = 34.3 (2)

34.3 (2) = 68.6

Thus, x equals 68.6