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Nineteen exceeds one-half of a number by 13. What is the number?
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Nineteen exceeds one-half of a number by 13. What is the number?

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To solve show your work you would put 1/2x+13=19. Then subtract 13 from both sides giving you 1/2x=6. Since x( the unknown number) cannot be anything but 1 times itself, you must multiply both sides by 2. x=12 would be the answer.
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