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Mark was thinking of a number. Mark divides by 12 then adds 2 to get an answer of 31. Form an equation with x from the information.

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x = (31 - 2) * 12

Step-by-step explanation:

Mark divides by 12 then adds 2 to get an answer of 31. We can reverse this process by subtracting 2 from 31 and then multiplying by 12 to get the original number x.

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