Question

Nick was thinking of a number. Nick adds 5 to it, then doubles it and gets an answer of 98.4. What was the original number?

Answer 1

44.2

Explanation:

Nick was thinking of a number

Let the number be x

= 98.4/2

= 49.2

= 49.2-5

= 44.2

Hence the number Nick was thinking of is 44.2