SOLUTION: If you double a number and then add 28​, you get four ninths of the original number. what is the original number?
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Question 1053430: If you double a number and then add 28, you get four ninths of the original number. what is the original number?
Found 2 solutions by jorel555, MathTherapy:
Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let n be your number. Then:
2n+28=4n/9
18n+252=4n
14n=-252
n=-252/14=-126/7. ☺☺☺☺
Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you double a number and then add 28, you get four ninths of the original number. what is the original number?
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