Question

Debbie was picking flowers. She had X flowers in her hand. Rachel gave her X+4 flowers. Debbie picked 5 more flowers, then she dropped one and gave her mom 2x flowers. If Debbie now has twice as many flowers in her hand as she started with. How many did she start with? (write an equation and solve for x)

Answer 1

Answer: The answer is 4.

Step-by-step explanation: Simplify this equation by combining like terms on both sides. Solve for x by dividing both sides by 2. Therefore, the answer would be 4.

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