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When 5 is added to 2 times a number the result is 45

Sagot :

AL2006
I'm going to assume that you want us to figure out what the number is for you.

You said:  2x + 5 = 45

Subtract 5 from each side:

2x = 40

Divide each side by 2 :

x = 20
the answer is 20 which I calculated from the equation of 2x+5=45