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Dennis thought of a number. He adds 0.5 to that number and then multiplies the new result by 4. He then subtracts 2 and divides the number by 2. His final answer is 48. What number did Dennis starts with?

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Let NUMBER be X
ADD 0.5 =x + 0.5
multiply by 4 = (x+0.5)4
= 4x+2
subtract 2 = 4x+2-2 =4x
divide by 2 = 4x/2
4x/2= 48
4x =2×48
x= 2×48/4
x= 48/2
x=24 is answer



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