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Try to find two values that come to 98 if one value is 95 what is the other number.

Try to find two values that come to 98 if one value is 95 what is the other number-example-1
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We are asked to find a number that added to 95 will give 98 as a result. We call such number "x" (our unknown):

x + 95 = 98

we solve for "x" by subtracting 95 from both sides and leaving the unknown "x" isolated on the left:

x = 98 - 95

x = 3

The other number is "3".

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