SOLUTION: if 17 is added to a number the result is 44 less than twice the number

SOLUTION: if 17 is added to a number the result is 44 less than twice the number

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Question 786374: if 17 is added to a number the result is 44 less than twice the number
Answer by waynest(281) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x = number
x + 17 = 2x - 44
17 + 44 + x - x = 2x - x -44 + 44
61 = x
check:
61 + 17 = 2(61) - 44
78 = 122 - 44
78 = 78
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