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A number is subtracted from 7, then multiplied by 3. The answer is half the original number. What is the number?

2
2.8
6
6.83
8.4

User Kyle Hayes
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The answer is 2 because 2(3)= 6, and 7-6= 1. And 1 is half of the original, which is 2!
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