SOLUTION: 7 more than 2 times a number is 13

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Question 442429: 7 more than 2 times a number is 13
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
Let's have the number be represented by x so the equation will look like:
2x+7=13 (Hint: the word "is" in these word problems means "equal" (=)
Subtract 7 and divide by 2 to get:
x=3
Make sense?
RJ
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