SOLUTION: Given a starting number , you doubled it and add 1 , then divide the answer by 1 less than the starting number to get the final number. If you start with 2, your final number is 5.

Question 1169279: Given a starting number , you doubled it and add 1 , then divide the answer by 1 less than the starting number to get the final number. If you start with 2, your final number is 5. If you start with 4, your final is 3. what starting number gives the final number 4?
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