SOLUTION: the total of 97 and twice a number?? i did 97 times x times x....please help me

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Question 566523: the total of 97 and twice a number?? i did 97 times x times x....please help me

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"Total" means ADD not MULTIPLY, so in the first place it is 97 plus something. Secondly, "twice " is 2 times , not times .



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