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Laura thinks of a number. She multiplies her number by 2 and then subtracts 6. Her answer is 4. What number was Laura thinking of at first?

Laura thinks of a number. She multiplies her number by 2 and then subtracts 6. Her answer is 4. What number was Laura thinking of at first?
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Laura thinks of a number. She multiplies her number by 2 and then subtracts 6. Her answer is 4. What number was Laura thinking of at first?

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Answer:

2n - 6 = 4

2n = 10

n = 5

Laura was thinking of the number 5.

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