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Interpreting Expressions Breanna thought of a number, added 5 to it, and then multiplied her answer by 3. She got a final number of 21. What was her starting number?

Interpreting Expressions Breanna thought of a number, added 5 to it, and then multiplied her answer by 3. She got a final number of 21. What was her starting number?
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Interpreting Expressions

Breanna thought of a number, added 5 to it, and then multiplied her answer by 3. She got a final number of 21. What was her starting number?

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r u going to be a little late to the party but I

User Hedede
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starting number is 7.


2+5 = 7

7x3 = 21
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