Angad was thinking of a number. Angad adds 20 to it, then doubles it and gets an answer of 53. What was the original number?

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Miguel Castro

Mathematics

20 December, 14:07

Angad was thinking of a number. Angad adds 20 to it, then doubles it and gets an answer of 53. What was the original number?

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Miah Thornton · Answer 1

The original number is 6.5

Step-by-step explanation:

You call the number x. so (x+20) times 2 = 53. Then you find that 2x+40=53. 53-40=13. Then 2x=13. 13/2=6.5, so x = 6.5.