SOLUTION: a number is as bigger than 22 as much as it is smaller than 72. what is the number

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Question 969673: a number is as bigger than 22 as much as it is smaller than 72. what is the number
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a number is as bigger than 22 as much as it is smaller than 72. what is the number
let x=the number
x-22=72-x
2x=94
x=47

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