If one tenth of a number is added to 2 the results is half of the number find the number
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Hi. Your question is as follows:-
Hi. Your question is as follows:-If one tenth of a number is added to 2 the results is half of the number find the number
Let the number be X.
According to the problem
X/10 + 2 = x/2
Then, we will get the answer as,
(2x + 20)/10 = x/2
We get,
2x + 20 = 5x (transposing 10 to the other side and multiplying it by x/2)
Hence, it will be,
-5x + 2x = -20
= -3x = -20
x = 20/3 = 6.66
Hope this helps you.
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