SOLUTION: Find the number whose double exceeds 70 by as much as the number itself is less than 140.

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Question 230878: Find the number whose double exceeds 70 by as much as the number itself is less than 140.


Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(12701) About Me  (Show Source):
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the number whose double exceeds 70 by as much as the number itself, is less than 140.
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Just write what it says:
2x = 70 + x
2x - x = 70
x = 70 is the number