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Richard was thinking of a number. Richard adds 9.5 to the number, then doubles the result to get an answer of 59.4. Form an equation with x from the information.

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The answer is 49.9 because he thought of a number and added 9.5 and the result was 59.4 then you should do 59.4-9.5 and the answer is 49.9
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2(x + 9.5) = 59.4

hope this helps!! comment if you need further explanation
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