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Andre and Sally are playing a number game. Andre tells Sally, "I'm thinking of a number between 1 and 20. If I take the number and add 5, and then subtract 3, I get 19…

Andre and Sally are playing a number game. Andre tells Sally, "I'm thinking of a number between 1 and 20. If I take the number and add 5, and then subtract 3, I get 19…
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Andre and Sally are playing a number game. Andre tells Sally, "I'm thinking of a number between 1 and 20. If I take the number and add 5, and then subtract 3, I get 19." What number is Andre thinking of?

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The answer is 17

Work out the problem in reverse.
19+3=22
22-5=17
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