Question

•When a number is doubled and then added to 24 ,the result is 50.Find the number.•Ryan says the number is 37 while jenny thinks that the answer is 13.Who is correct?
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Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

$2x + 24 = 50 \\ 2x = 50 - 24 \\ 2x = 26 \\ x = 26 \div 2 \\ x = 13$

jenny thinks that 13 is write