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Find a number such that 14 less than twice the number is 66

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The first person is correct keep it up
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Answer:40

Explanation:

so 14 less means that 14 was subtracted. So we need to add that to our main number, 66. When we do that we get 80. Then since 80 is twice the number we are looking for, we divide by 2 (twice is 2 times), and we get 40. Hope this helps

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