SOLUTION: Aaron has 11 more than twice as many customers as when he started selling newspapers he now has 73 customers how many did he have when he started

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Question 895313: Aaron has 11 more than twice as many customers as when he started selling newspapers he now has 73 customers how many did he have when he started
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Aaron has 11 more than twice as many customers as when he started selling newspapers he now has 73 customers how many did he have when he started
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Let "x" be the amount when he started.
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Equation:
2x + 11 = 73
2x = 62
x = 31 customers
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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