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  • 01-10-2018
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Fifteen is six more than two times a number

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Let the number be x

given that 15 is 6 more than two times the number. So we can write the equation

15 = 6 + 2x

=> 2x + 6 = 15

=> 2x = 15 - 6

=> 2x = 9

=> x = 9/2

The number is 9/2.
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