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I think of a number multiply it by 2, subtract 5 and multiply the result by 2

REALLY STUCK ON IT M8s

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Call our original number n. Then here's what we did in an equation:

(n*2-5)*2=2

We can solve this for n:

n*2-5=1

n*2=6

n=3
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