SOLUTION: what is two times the sum of a number and seven is eighteen

Question 702279: what is two times the sum of a number and seven is eighteen
Answer by neatmath(302) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

If I have this correctly, you're asking for:

2 times

the sum of a number and 7

is 18

We can write this as:

where x is our unknown number.

Then we just need to solve for x:

From your question, 2 seems like the definite answer because,

two times the sum of seven and two is eighteen, because:

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indeed it does

Be careful with the way you ask a question,

because the "what is" at the beginning of your question might be confusing.

I hope this helps! Keep practicing! :)

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