SOLUTION: find a number which is as much greater than 21 as is less than 71.

Question 326767: find a number which is as much greater than 21 as is less than 71.
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, stanbon:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I think your looking for a number that's the same distance from 21 as it is from 71.

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
find a number which is as much greater than 21 as it is less than 71.
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Let the number be "x":
Find the value mid-way between 21 and 71.
21 + (50/2) = 21+25 = 46
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46-21 = 25
71-46 = 25
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Ans: 46
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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