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The sum of twice a number and 3 times the same number as 40. What is the number?

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Let the number be x
User Sujoy Gupta
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Answer:

Let the number be x

According to Question ,

2x + 3x = 40

5x = 40

x = 8

therefore , the number is 8

hope that helps uh...

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