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jim picks a number. he doubles that number, then adds five, and gets 41 as his result. what was the original number jim picked?
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jim picks a number. he doubles that number, then adds five, and gets 41 as his result. what was the original number jim picked?
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x is his number
so
2x + 5 = 41,
so
2x = 41-5
and
2x = 36
x = 36/2
x = 18
41-5 = 36
36/2 = 18
original number is 18 (: