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Amber and Jesse are each given a clue about a mystery number. Amber's clue says the sum of half a number and eighteen. Jesse's clue says the difference of eleven minus three times a number. If Amber and Jesse have the same mystery number, what is the mystery number? **Write the equation and solve for the variable.​

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Answer:

1/2x + 18 = 11 - 3x

Explanation:

x = -2

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