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Each month the fire department hosts a pancake feed. This month 75 people attended the pancake

feed. This was 13 less than twice as many people as were at the pancake feed last month. How many
people attended last month’s pancake feed? Write and use an equation to find the answer.

User Worbel
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Answer:

x = 44

Explanation:

User Timo Kvamme
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Answer:

75=2x-13

75+13=2x-13+13

88=2x

88÷2=2x÷2

44=x

Explanation:

User Ujjwal Thaakar
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