SOLUTION: If you double the original number and then add 85 you get three fourths of the original number what is the original number

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Question 837043: If you double the original number and then add 85 you get three fourths of the original number what is the original number
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x+85=3/4x
x = -68