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Question 1028724: I am thinking of a number. If I add 18 to my number, I get a number four times larger than my original number. What is my number?
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I am thinking of a number. If I add 18 to my number, I get a number four times larger than my original number. What is my number?
4 times LARGER means 5 times AS LARGE, while 4 times AS LARGE means just that!! Which do you mean? 

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