SOLUTION: If -16 is added to a number and the sum is doubled the result is 17 less than the number what is the number

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Question 1075429: If -16 is added to a number and the sum is doubled the result is 17 less than the number what is the number
Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) About Me  (Show Source):
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Translate the description literally into an equation, using a variable for the unknown number:
2%28n%2B%28-16%29%29=n-17

Simplify the equation...
2%28n-16%29=n-17
2n-32=n-17
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