SOLUTION: if 2 was added to a number and the sum is doubled the result 17 is less than the number find the number

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Question 467140: if 2 was added to a number and the sum is doubled the result 17 is less than the number find the number
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let x be the number
2 added
x+2
doubled
2(x+2)= x-17
2x+4=x-17
2x-x=-17-4
x=-21