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Bishwant thought of a number

He doubled it and added 5.if
he got 13, find the number
thought.​

User Zouari
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Answer:

The number Bishwant thought of is 4.

Explanation:

First, let's think about what we can eliminate.

If Bishwant doubled the number and added 5, getting 13--then the number he thought of is obviously less than 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, and 7.

Now, let's do some trials!

6 + 6 = 12; 12 + 5 = 17 <-- Incorrect

5 + 5 = 10; 10 + 5 = 15 <-- Incorrect

4 + 4 = 8; 8 + 5 = 13 <--Ah!

4 is the answer! (If you have any questions about this riddle, feel free to comment--but, please stay respectful everywhere, all the time.)

User Arun Balakrishnan
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The number he thought was 4
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