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Sushil was thinking of a number. Sushil divides by 7, then adds 12 to get an answer of 10. What was the original number?

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Answer:

x=-14

Explanation:

think the number is x

According to the question

x/7+12=10

=>x+84=70 (multiply both side by 7)

=>x=70-84

x=-14

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