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Henry was thinking of a number. Henry doubles it, then adds 4 to get an answer of 43.5. What was the original number

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Answer:

17.75

Explanation:

43.5 divided by 2 is 21.75

21.75 minus 4 equals 17.75

You're basically just using reverse operations to get back to the original number.

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