SOLUTION: If 5 is added to half of a number,the result is 11 less than the original number. What is the original number?

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Question 709098: If 5 is added to half of a number,the result is 11 less than the original number. What is the original number?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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0.5x+5=x-11
0.5x-x=-11-5
-0.5x=-16
x=-16/-0.5
x=32
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0.5*32+5=32-11
21=21