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What number added to four and five-tenths, is twelve?7.54.516.58.5

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Given:

What is the number added to four and five-tenths, is twelve

Let the number = x

So, we can write the following equation:


x+4.5=12

subtract 4.5 from both sides


\begin{gathered} x+4.5-4.5=12-4.5 \\ x=7.5 \end{gathered}

So, the answer will be the number is 7.5

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