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Marneashia has a total of 14 chickens . If she has 2 times as many chickens as dogs write and solve an equation to determine the number of dogs she has.

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The correct answer is 2x = 14; x = 7

How did we figure this out?

  • For this equation we are going to divide the numbers to find are answer.
  • Divide by 2 on both sides of the equal sign, 14 divided by 2 is 7.

Therefore, The correct answer is 2x = 14; x = 7

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