document.write( "Question 1042759: 60 is added to a mystery number. The result is multiplied by 2. After that, 28 is subtracted. The final value is 168. What was the mystery number at the beginning?
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document.write( "Solve it mentally from the end to the beginning.\r\n" );
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document.write( "1.  168 + 28 = 196.\r\n" );
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document.write( "2.   = 98.\r\n" );
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document.write( "3.  98 - 60 = 38.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer. 38.\r\n" );
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