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Donnie's height increased by 9 is 74 . Use the variable d to represent Donnie's height.

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Hey there!

"Increased by" means addition, so "Donnie's height increased by 9" means Donnie's height plus 9, so "d + 9". And since it's equal to 74, then "d + 9 = 74". Therefore, your answer is "d + 9 = 74" (Or, it could be d = 74 - 9)

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User Patrick Knott
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d= 74 -9 (which is 65)
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