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Emily thought of a counting number, and then she added the next counting number to it. She got the sum of 57. What was Emily’s number?
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Emily thought of a counting number, and then she added the next counting number to it. She got the sum of 57. What was Emily’s number?

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Answer:

28

Explanation:

do reverse math

User GLA
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Let this number be x. The next number is (x+1). And their sum is 57. Then, we have to solve this equation x+x+1=57

2x=56

x=28
Emily's number was 28
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