SOLUTION: Find the number whose double exceeds 70 by as much as the number itself is less than 140.

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Question 232890: Find the number whose double exceeds 70 by as much as the number itself is less than 140.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the number whose double exceeds 70 by as much as the number itself is less than 140.
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Let the number be "x".
Equation:
2x = 70 +(140-x)
2x = 210-x
3x = 210
x = 70
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Cheers,
Stan H.


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