SOLUTION: What number decreased by 3.5 equals 12.7

SOLUTION: What number decreased by 3.5 equals 12.7

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Question 17988: What number decreased by 3.5 equals 12.7
Answer by xcentaur(357) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the number be x
then (x-3.5)=12.7
x=12.7+3.5
x=16.2

Hope this helps,
Prabhat

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