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Abraham told his friends to try and guess his number. He said that when you take his number and multiply it by 4 and add 12 you will get 100. What is the number that he is thinking of?

A=88 B=28 C=22 D=4

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Answer:

C.)22

Explanation:

I had this on my Test so yeah

User Middus
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Answer:

C) 22

Explanation:

I have set up an equation based off of what Abraham said.


(n*4)+12=100\\\\4n+12=100\\\\4n+12-12=100-12\\\\4n=88\\\\(4n=88)/(4)\\\\\boxed{n=22}

The number should be 22.

Hope this helps.

Hope this helps.

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