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Question 644460: Hi im Jasdeep i have been having trouble with this one question can you please please help me with this question. Half a number is increased by 4. If the result is then doubled and increased by 2, the new result is 24. Find the number. Please please please help me solve this question. Thank you for your help Jasdeep Kaur.
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Hi im Jasdeep i have been having trouble with this one question can you please please help me with this question. Half a number is increased by 4. If the result is then doubled and increased by 2, the new result is 24. Find the number. Please please please help me solve this question. Thank you for your help Jasdeep Kaur.

Let the number be N
Half of the number = ½N, or N%2F2+
Half of the number increased by 4 = N%2F2+%2B+4
The result is doubled means: 2%28N%2F2+%2B+4%29
Increased by 2 and new result is 24 means: 2%28N%2F2+%2B+4%29+%2B+2+=+24

So, now we have: 2%28N%2F2+%2B+4%29+%2B+2+=+24
Then: 2%28%28N+%2B+8%29%2F2%29+%2B+2+=+24 ---- Simplifying what’s in the parentheses
cross%282%29%28%28N+%2B+8%29%2Fcross%282%29%29+%2B+2+=+24
N + 8 + 2 = 24
N + 10 = 24
N = 24 – 10
N, or number = highlight_green%2814%29

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