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using the variable x translate the sentence into an equation solve the resulting equation if a number is increased by 24 and then divided by 5 the result is 7

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(x + 24) / 5 = 7 ....multiply both sides by 5
x + 24 = 7 * 5
x + 24 = 35
x = 35 - 24
x = 11 <==
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