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Sklyer has 15 less than twice as many customers as when she started selling newspapers. She now has 155 customers. How many did she have when she started?

Sklyer has 15 less than twice as many customers as when she started selling newspapers. She now has 155 customers. How many did she have when she started?
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Sklyer has 15 less than twice as many customers as when she started selling newspapers. She now has 155 customers. How many did she have when she started?

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she started with 70

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User Norling
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155 = 2x -15
170 = 2x
85 = x

She had 85 when she first started.

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