SOLUTION: I add 45 to a certain number and then divide the sum by 2. the result is five times the original, number find the original number

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Question 1161635: I add 45 to a certain number and then divide the sum by 2. the result is five times the original,
number find the original number
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A certain number:

Someone adds 45 to a certain number:

Someone divides the sum by two:

Five times the original number:

"is" means equal, so:



Solve for


John

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