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Jen wrote a number on a piece of paper. if she multiplied her number by 5 and then divided it by 2, the answer would be 30. What was Jen’s number?

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We can solve this by reverse engineering the problem.

Basically, we multiply 30 by 2 and divide it by 5, which leaves us with 12.

Jen's number is 12.

Hope this helps!
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12. 12 multiplied by 5 is 60, 60 divided by 2 is 30
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